Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the Member for the question. The decision to conduct a regional study rests with the federal government under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. And we are working with the federal government, potentially, to give it back to us. But, again, that's part of the work that's being done.

The federal government is leading an initiative with the Indigenous governments and others on a possible regional study. The GNWT participates actively in that engagement and is not contemplating our own separate process. The role of the public in these exploratory discussions has not been discussed. As they are external meetings occurring, we are also engaging with Regular MLAs. The GNWT is interested in hearing the views of others on the request and will use this feedback to develop an informed position on this. And I have to say it's the Department of Lands, not the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that has the lead on this. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.