Premier McLeod, thanks for being here. Bob and I go back a long way, obviously, given the affinity between Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Premier, there are a couple of things that I want to pursue. I guess it's more looking at what the federal government can do in terms of investment to open up the north, versus all of the things that we would traditionally think about spending money on in terms of infrastructure.
The first question that comes to mind would be this. Are there opportunities with technology—investments in technology—that could open up opportunities for the north? I mean, the reality is that the jobs of the future are going to be tied to technology and not to the hands-on type of work that we've seen in the past. I'm wondering whether it would be wise to emphasize that over the next 10 to 20 years. The federal government should look at how technology could open up the north with investments.