I have provided my two previous letters to the Member. I will certainly be happy to provide my December letter to the Member, as well. Let me continue to, just for the sake of the House, reassure everyone that, indeed, this is not about bailouts and this is about a future remediation economy.
Not only are there projects ready to move forward in the short term, remediation work is poised to be a significant source of economic growth in the medium- and long-term across the Northwest Territories. There is significant interest in becoming involved in this work early in order to build capacity for future participation in this potential growth sector.
Mr. Speaker, I should also note that I had reached out to Indigenous communities, Indigenous governments, in advance of sending this December letter seeking their support so that they, too, would have an opportunity to voice to the federal government what they had voiced to me, which was their own interest in this area. I did receive one letter of support that went in at the same time, in addition to, as I've said, receiving many verbal indications of an interest in this area, as an economic opportunity and not as any form of bailout or otherwise. It's an area of potential growth, and we have characterized it as such.