Mr. Chairman, I am happy to hear that there is some work going on with DOT. I think you both play an important role in this particular area. I am glad to see that is going. We have a lot of Aboriginal organizations right now that are really seizing the opportunities through the Tlicho and the Akaitcho to provide essential services and other services to the diamond mining industry here in the Northwest Territories. I know that there is some interest in becoming more engaged and more active in road construction, which means there has to be an opportunity for them to build some capacity that they...

Mr. Chairman, I look forward to hearing more.

Next is 12-23, Industry, Tourism and Investment, information item, energy, active positions.

Committee has agreed. Go ahead, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yellowknife has a territorial airport, the largest one in the Northwest Territories where most product coming in by airplane lands first, often. There is a lot of talk about economic opportunities and where we are going as a Territory in the future. I think an airport like the Yellowknife Airport can play a significant role in our future, but it would require some lengthening and some work so that we can land larger planes, international planes which would allow us to bring in planes from Japan or Germany which would support tourism but it would allow larger planes...

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. We already concluded general comments. Does committee agree that we move on to detail? Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I disagree with the Minister. I think it won’t need a significant amount of time. It needs time to guarantee that the people have been heard. His argument is convenient but not particularly practical. We need to get out there, Mr. Speaker. People on the street are saying it and I don’t know how the Minister is missing it, quite frankly. It’s in the paper, it’s on the street. People are talking about it. People are concerned. A delay and giving these organizations reasonable opportunity to have the conversation with the Minister, and like I said, not necessarily agree...

Okay we are going to move along to page 12-22 and Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Next on my list is Mr. Krutko.