For clarification, the Government of Canada announced that the Beaufort Sea was indefinitely off-limits to new offshore oil and gas licences, to be tested every five years by a science-based review. We have received very little information on how the science-based review will be undertaken, other than the Prime Minister has written to us and advised that Minister Bennett and Ministers Carr will be leading the review.

Also, we understand that federal officials have been approaching the oil and gas companies that have leases in the Beaufort to ask them what it will take for them to give up their licences. I'm not sure how the science-based review will work, but certainly over the years we worked very closely with the Indigenous governments on scientific research, both traditional and science-based research. We will continue to do so specifically with the Beaufort. It is under federal jurisdiction, although through devolution, an agreement to have co-management of the Beaufort was to be negotiated. Through that avenue, we will make sure that we work very closely with Indigenous governments on scientific research and traditional knowledge. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.