Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, under the Archaeological Sites Act, I don't have the authority to issue a directive. I have to ensure that I am following the law.
That being said, as I stated earlier, there is also a mechanism, if what the Member says is true -- and I have not seen the site, Mr. Speaker, nor has our NWT archaeologist either. But if the community is under firm belief that they know the identity of this person -- it is clearly marked and that they know the identity of the individual, then the Archaeological Sites Act does not apply here. So I want to be clear on that piece there.
But I think that there is room for conversation because I know that in previous years leading up to this year, in 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Archaeological Sites Act was used and permits were awarded and everybody was working together, and so I do believe that there is an opportunity to continue that. And I know that the team that they are working with, the archaeologist has an incredible reputation and also has a relationship with our archaeologist here, and so maintaining that would be absolutely ideal and that is something that I would love to do, and I would welcome the opportunity to sit down with the community. Thank you.