—during their recent provincial election they indicated support for six candidates, including two that are sitting MLAs, all of them NDP members, so I can understand where he's coming from.
I'd like to turn my attention now to our other witnesses, from the northern oil and gas branch. Obviously there are economic development possibilities here for all across the country, but let's focus specifically on the north. The north has been a big part of our economic agenda as a government, and we understand the importance of ensuring that we're developing our north in its economic development.
I wanted to see if you can give me some background and information on some of the benefits for northerners in terms of oil and gas development in the north. What would those benefits be? Give us some examples of that.