Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Natural Resources.
I was in Yellowknife not too long ago as part of the natural resources committee study on rural economic development and I heard some very deep concerns about the depletion in the availability of carving stones for the Inuit. I understand that there has been a major discovery of alabaster on Victoria Island recently.
Can the minister tell the House if NRCan played a role in that discovery and what it means for northern communities and Canada?