Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure.

Pursuant to section 10.1.4 of the Gwich'in modern day treaty and the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement indicates the following: Where government carries out public activities in the Gwich'in settlement area which give rise to employment or other economic opportunities and government elects to enter into contracts with respect to those activities and the Government of the Northwest Territories preferential contracting policies, procedures, and approaches intended to maximize local, regional, and northern employment and business opportunities shall be followed respectively by Canada or the Government of the Northwest Territories. Does this government recognize claimant groups within the NWT where economic opportunities can benefit companies within the settlement areas? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.