Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment as the Secretary of State for Parks to thank the committee members who on this piece of legislation have done a lot of work, have examined it. We see some of the results of their analysis and soul searching as we hear the debate taking place here at report stage. I would be remiss if I did not take an opportunity to thank the members for their work.
Some of the members have said in debate that part of the overall agreement revolves around helping the people of Paulatuk and the community in terms of pursuing economic development opportunities. There are parts of the agreement that indicate that there is the intention of parks to work with the community on economic development opportunities presented by the park. We will work with the community and with the Government of the Northwest Territories to move forward on these things. That is one of our intentions as a department and as the federal government and we intend to pursue this.
My colleague has talked about the government's position on this amendment. I will not reiterate his position but I did want to take the opportunity to thank the committee and to make the point about moving forward on economic development.