Thank you very much.
There are a couple of pieces I would like to ask about. As was said, I am the MP for Churchill, so I am familiar to a large extent with some of the challenges facing the mining industry, exploration, and so on in isolated regions. It's obviously a bit different from the situation in the territories, but there are definitely some parallels.
My first question is about infrastructure. Perhaps looking at some of the transboundary issues, what are some of the challenges in terms of transporting what you need up to the territories or to and from? I know certainly our part of the country does quite a bit of work with Nunavut through Churchill, but I'm also wondering across the board what some of the challenges might be in that area.
The second question goes back to education. I'm familiar with agreements that enforce quotas and encourage local hiring, but often the rates of success aren't as high as we would all hope. I'm wondering, perhaps, if you share that experience as well. While commitments are made, perhaps it is challenging to hold on to people locally. What do you see as some of the challenges? Do you see some barriers, whether they are barriers of distance, of communication, or whatever you might see that also ought to be incorporated besides that set program of training? I'm familiar with other factors prohibiting people from continuing on with local employment with companies in their areas, so I'd like to hear your thoughts on that as well.