Thank you very much.
It definitely is an exciting time for Inuit in particular in really pursuing the opportunities that have been made available to Inuit through the Nunavut Agreement, but then also through the maturing of Nunavut as a territory and really establishing our own relationships with government, with private industry and by looking at the opportunities that each of our communities have in front of them to be able to be innovative, to bring our own solutions to the table and to create circumstances or solutions that will be long-standing and beneficial for generations to come.
This notion has been a long-standing idea in Iqaluit, recognizing and looking in other jurisdictions, indigenous jurisdictions but also internationally, at what the benefits have been and being able to find ways in which to get the ball rolling. There are many steps that have to be undertaken to be able to even get to the point that we're at right now, and a lot of engagement has to take place with Inuit in our communities because a lot of these large-scale projects do have an impact on our environment and will have an impact on the wildlife that we need to access. We have to bring forward a very tricky balance in the decision-making that ultimately needs to take place.
The respect for that process really does determine the types of partnerships we need to pursue to ensure that Inuit rights are upheld, but also that the benefits are coming forward for Inuit.
Thank you.