Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions will be directed to the Minister of ITI, the Honourable Bob McLeod.

Mr. Speaker, since the launch of the Made in the NWT Program, many northern manufacturers have

told me they appreciated the leadership of the government in recognizing and supporting local goods being produced here in the North and they believe it’s been an incredible step forward in recognition of the work they do. Mr. Speaker, I truly believe that the Made in the NWT label gives Northerners a chance to buy local products that have been produced locally with a great sense of pride and value.

Mr. Speaker, what I’d like to ask the Minister of ITI today is would he be interested in expanding the program to consider other options to what I’d like to define as the “in the NWT program.” Quite simply, Mr. Speaker, we have many examples of homegrown or home-developed products in the North such as the film industry, be it agriculture through growing, arts and crafts. So you could say filmed in the NWT, grown in the NWT, crafted in the NWT, and even perhaps, but not limited to, performed in the NWT.

Mr. Speaker, my question directly to the Minister is: would he be willing to investigate the expansion of the program to allow us to look at other areas to continue to enhance northern pride in the things we do and produce here in the North?