Thank you, Mr. Chair. For some of the projects that we have in some of the communities, we deal with the Aboriginal governments of the area, and sometimes they have some concerns as to which location they want something to go.

A bit of a challenge with the dynamics of the political landscape in the Northwest Territories that we deal with a lot is, I think, if we were a jurisdiction that just decided that we are going to let a contract, and it doesn't matter where the contractor is from, just award it based on low price, we could be done with it, but we try to accommodate and work with our Aboriginal governments and our Northwest Territories businesses as much as possible to try to find ways that they can procure the work, and we continue to do that. Sometimes there is a price to pay; maybe a little bit of a delay in trying to get that done. If you are trying to negotiate a contract, there is going to be a bit of a delay trying to get that done. If it is the price you have to pay for trying to accommodate Northwest Territories residents, businesses, and citizens, then it is the price we will pay.

Again, though, your point is taken, and I think that we need to work with our departments to try to get these contracts out the door as soon as possible. Thank you, Mr. Chair.