Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, again being new, I'm going to use that excuse quite often actually, so just a heads up. We have under general for revenue summary here grants-in-kind, it says band council subsidized leases. I note that from 2014-15 all the way up to the current proposed main estimates is a steady amount of $150,000. I wonder if the Minister can provide us some insight on what this is? I note that this arises again on page 126 where it says, "band council subsidized leases grant-in-kind" for the exact same amounts of $150,000 a year. I'm wondering what the correlation is and can we get an explanation for that? Thank you.

Thank you.

Mr. Chair, if I may, with your indulgence, I would just like to go back to page 114 to the org chart for one moment, if I can. In the org chart we indicate, on the right side, Minister's responsible, and we have a line that's drawn down to Public Utilities Board. I'm wondering if we're able to get who the actual Ministers responsible are? Not necessarily names per se, but department, deputy minsters, is that possible? Thank you.

I'm new.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Always great to see a successful government program. Mr. Speaker, lastly, could the Minister tell us how the department is actively engaging industry to meaningfully address barriers to development, such as seeking opportunities for funding and partnerships on infrastructure projects? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Again, thank you to the Minister for his reply. Mr. Speaker, one of our successful programs in this area is, in fact, the Mining Incentive Program. I wonder, can the Minister inform the House what has been the uptake in the Mining Incentive Program and what feedback from industry, if any, has the department received?

Thank you to the Minister for his very good reply; it is much appreciated. Mr. Speaker, the territorial government and the Northwest Territories often gets criticized for its regulatory regime and I know that there's been considerable efforts in recent years to improve that. I wonder if the Minister could please elaborate on what the role this government has had in streamlining that process and are we any further ahead than we were in past years as it relates to the regulatory processes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. As I stated earlier today, the mining sector should not be forgotten in our efforts to strengthen and diversify the northern economy. Many northern mines are maturing while exploration is in a steady decline, and the sector requires this Government's support to begin growing again.

Can the Minister explain how the department is working to encourage mineral exploration in this climate where world-wide commodity prices and investor confidence is low? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize a couple of Pages from the Yellowknife North riding. I would like to recognize Aisling Dunn and Riley Menard, and thank all the Pages for the incredible work they do for us. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.