Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mine is more of a comment to identify and compliment the department's maintaining of some additional resources for petroleum resources. Although the commodity prices are way down and the market demand is way down, the resource is still here. I think it is comforting to know that the department is still maintaining some allowance for presence.

If we were to view a couple of the advocating trips that I made in promoting our Northern resources by assisting in support of the application for the repair program of the pipeline repair in Fort Simpson, which has a budget of $53...

Thank you, Mr. Jensen. Deputy Minister Jensen.

Thank you, Mr. Simpson. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.

Thank you Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for that reply and will follow up. My last question is: will the Sahtu see another round of engagements regarding the proposed multiple amendments to the NWT Lands Act as well as the Commissioner's Lands Act? They're related to the previous questions on that similar note. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm looking at page 216, the fur program. Are there any intentions because of the low activity in the central Mackenzie area? Everybody knows that the best sable comes out of the Colville Lake area. Are there any additional resources that could be put into the marketing of the Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur Program for that product harvesting area, considering the low activity in the region? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Simpson. Mr. Jensen.

Thank you, Mr. Simpson. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In today's YK Paper, the unemployment rate in the Northwest Territories increased to 8.7 per cent, up from 7 per cent last year, fourth-highest in Canada and much higher in our small communities. This is an indicator to government's decrease in revenues and without industry, as well.

Mr. Speaker, one of the positive supporting action initiatives is the Department of Education, Culture and Employment Small Community Employment Support Program. We can all agree, without government support and without industry projects, this only increases challenges to the household income...