Thank you, Mr. Hagen. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, I do not think I am going to get an answer, but, look, I support the centre in Inuvik. I have always said that. Just, to me, it looks like we are shuffling around money to support that initiative. I support the initiative, but shuffling around money to do it, that is probably not a good way to do. I will just leave it at that. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Further comment, any further questions on pages 317 to 319? Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Not necessarily a question but a comment. That is simply again that, as the chair, of course, of Economic Development and Environment, we found ourselves very supportive of the Western Arctic Centre for Geomatics. What we would encourage, certainly, is that the Department of Lands along with ITI and the Executive work towards having this positive development be very inclusive of our new mandate item, which is to develop the knowledge-based economy. So, maybe if the Minister could give any kind of comment to that regard as to: is there any undertaking or any effort to do that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister Sebert.

What I can say is that we are very happy that this is finally going ahead and reversing the phase 2 reduction. I think we do understand that the centre is a position to support the knowledge economy, which is very important. So, yes, we will be proceeding with this, of course, in a financial sense. We are hoping that it will lead to further development with ITI or Infrastructure, so yes. We will be working also with Aurora College so that the students will find this to be an area of interest in their studies and also, of course, with the federal government, so yes, we are excited about this initiative. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to follow up on my strong support for the NWT Centre for Geomatics, as well. The Minister just mentioned working with Aurora College, and I am just curious if he can elaborate on that point a little bit further. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Sebert.

Yes, I think that we see this as a real opportunity so that we can build awareness with students and the students will become interest in this area of study so that they will become more interested in the sciences and engineering, which appears to be where the growth will occur in the future. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Testart -- Minister Sebert. Mr. Testart. Sorry.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for resolving that identity crisis. I get where the Minister is coming from, but is there any plan in place to develop that that he can share with us? I understand that there is potential there, but, more than just a comment, I mean is the department working to engage the college in developing some sort of strategy or working with the college in the foundational review? Like, is there anything concrete here, or is this just aspirational at this point? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Sebert.

As I understand it, the staff at the centre will be working with ECE and Aurora College on the development of a geomatics curriculum through kindergarten to grade 12 programming, and exploring opportunities to create post-secondary geomatics program development. So, yes, we are interested. We do see this as a potential area for growth in the future. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the Minister for that response. That is good news. Is there a cost to this program? Are there resources dedicated to it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Sebert.

No, there is not a cost that we have ascertained currently. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, to clarify, this is something that the division is currently undertaking with their own staff resources, to develop this curriculum in conjunction with ECE? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Sebert.

Yes, I understand that is the case. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have nothing further, but I do think this is a step in the right direction for promoting knowledge economy initiatives. This centre is a key component of maximizing our benefits in the region, so I support the department on this. Thank you.