Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Gary, for appearing at committee. It would have been nice to have you down here in Ottawa, but I know that's quite a trek.
Gary, we're having an affordability study today. I mentioned the definition of affordability before, but I'll say it again, because why is a miner at an affordability study in Ottawa? Affordability is the financial ability of individuals or households to pay for essential goods and services, such as housing, health care and food, without experiencing financial hardship or compromising their ability to meet other basic needs.
I have an article here from May 6. It's from the Yellowknifer: “NWT’s GDP continues to contract, largely driven by declining resource extraction”. It says:
According to Statistics Canada, the NWT was the only jurisdiction to experience a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025.
Statistics Canada says the NWT had the weakest economic performance in 2025, falling by two per cent....
Gary, how is the Northwest Territories doing economically?