Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes. Again, I would like to make a comment around, during my time as a Minister, I was actually very involved in many conversations around oil and gas and petroleum, LNG, et cetera, in the Beaufort-Delta, not only with businesses but also with Indigenous governments and local governments. I do think there is a lot of interest up in the Beaufort-Delta. I would be supportive of, actually, an increase to funding in the research area. There is a lot of interest in the shipping route from the Beaufort-Delta into Asia. It would be shorter than other sources of oil and LNG and such around the world. I'm probably not getting my science right at the moment because I am extremely tired. I just did want to say that I believe there is a lot of interest in oil and gas, and I do fully support that.

My next question is around the Chamber of Mines. While the Chamber of Mines does not have the core funding and they have been a strong advocate for the Northwest Territories, I am concerned, as well, there that their main source of revenue has always been the geoscience forum. While everybody may want to say that going virtual is great, a lot of times now, people are having to offer their virtual conferences or symposiums for free online, like NAPEG is doing next week, if you're interested. I think that the Chamber of Mines is going to continue to see hard times over the next while as we continue to stay locked down. Can the Minister speak to maybe how she is going to address some of that concern? Again, I'm really worried that the loss of exploration, the loss of our mineral sector at this point, will lead to a massive economic slump down the line, as mining is responsible for 40 percent of our GDP. We need to remember that, and we don't build mines overnight. We need at least 10 years out, and we need 10 metal mines to make up one diamond mine. While I am sitting here preaching and doing the department's work a little bit, I feel strongly and am making a statement now that I do not agree that there is no oil and gas interest in the Northwest Territories. I believe the path forward for our territory is through green energy minerals. I only support this. If you want more money, come to me, and I'll help you figure out how we get it. Thank you.