Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the Minister for that. Look, our government just can't hide in the weeds forever on this. As several Indigenous governments and the Chamber of Mines have already written to the federal minister, I've written to the federal minister with views on the regional study, and I think it's fair to say that all the parties actually support this in one way or another. So, you know, and the Minister said that our government supports participant funding; that's great. But in the letter that was submitted, it also said that no ongoing projects should be affected while a regional study is in process.

So can the Minister explain why our government continues to steamroll ahead with a Lockhart all-season road while the Bathurst caribou herd is still in decline and a regional study is being discussed. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.