Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a comment, I guess. You know, I look at this jurisdiction that we're in. You know, we're limited to, you know, revenue raise -- or raising ourselves. We count on the federal government for a big majority of the funding that we do have. And, you know, when we have disasters such as this, and multiple ones like in Hay River, over, you know, over 15 months, you know, it takes -- it takes a real financial impact on the territory. It takes it on the government. It takes on -- you know, on individual businesses and everything. And I think that, you know, when the federal government, you know, says that, you know, they want to make sure that everything's fair and equitable, well, you know, I got a problem with that. But the problem is is that the territories is different. You know, we're -- we've got a large -- large area, and we need -- we need this government to step up and pressure and continue pressuring the federal government to ensure that we have the funds that we need to, you know, to cover these costs and any future disasters as well in order that we can actually, you know, continue to build -- build an economy, build infrastructure in the territories and create a -- you know, a good health care system and education system because, you know, if we're spending all our money on disasters, we're going to be in trouble. So, just a comment. Thank you.
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