Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. And thank you to the Member for the question. I'd like to start off by acknowledging that it has certainly been a very difficult time for the Sahtu with the cancellation of the barge season and the impacts of climate change on Sahtu communities.

The barge cancellation program was a one-time program that we launched in recognition of the very difficult season that the Sahtu endured and certainly we, you know, hoped that water will come back. We know that it's predicted to be another dry year, and so we continue to encourage people to get insurance, especially businesses, to have shipping insurance beforehand and be prepared for low barging. We've encouraged people to try and bring as much stuff up on the winter road as absolutely possible now that we are in the leeway of that, to really work as hard as they can and as much as possible to prepare in advance. And I know that my colleague over at the Department of Infrastructure has equally worked very hard to make sure that fuel both on the part of the GNWT and has encouraged Imperial also to make sure that their fuel supplies and fuel sources are up on the winter road as well. Thank you.