Merci, Monsieur le President I thank the Minister for that but I just hope that we get informed too late because, by then, decisions will already be made.

But it's become best practice within environmental assessment to ensure that there is participant funding for Indigenous governments and the public to provide a level playing field and better decisions in the public interest.

So can the Minister tell us what the position of this government is with regard to the funding for a regional study on the Slave Geological Province and, more particularly, participant funding. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.