The Minister is extremely confident. The Minister says he’s heard from the public. I think what he’s heard from the public is not what other people are hearing from the public, because I’m hearing many people in the public who are not sure that this is the right way to go.

The Minister yesterday said, “We are confident that regions like the Sahtu and the Beaufort-Delta can realize the benefits of their oil and gas resources without harm to the environment.” The Minister may be sure, but there are an awful lot of residents of the NWT who are not sure, and I think the Minister is presuming. Because we’ve inherited regulations and the responsibility for the NEB in our territory because of devolution, responsibility does not mean that we should absolutely go ahead and do it. We still need to ask that question.

So, I want to say to the Minister, if you are so confident that this can go forward without any harm, the public is not. So, what are you as a Minister doing to give the public that confidence? Thank you.