Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have had the opportunity to speak to this before in the House, and I am happy to give a bit more of an update as to the work that is under way. Mr. Speaker, the Department of ITI had previously written, when this initiative first came out, directed at three of the prairie provinces specifically and intended quite specifically to be in response to the downturn in their oil and gas economy. We saw this as an opportunity to accelerate our remediation economy. We have written to them, as I detailed here before. There was no reply to my October 4^th letter, so I wrote again in December. There was no reply to that letter.

With the concern that this is about the mineral resources sector alone, I want to assure the House and assure the Member that that is not the case. It is an opportunity for the Northwest Territories, Indigenous, and other businesses for immediate economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as laying a foundation for long-term economic growth, and I go on in the letter to speak about remediation and the remediation economy. When I didn't get an answer to that, Mr. Speaker, I made arrangements to have a call with Minister O'Regan. Since that time, I have also had an opportunity to speak with my colleague in the Yukon, and the deputy ministers and the officials are also having conversations.

I share some frustration with the Member that this hasn't moved faster, but I do believe that we are at a point now where we are getting some positive traction, and I am hopeful that we will continue to be able to report positive updates to the house. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.