Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for congratulating us on our initiatives: the O'Brien report, of course, made the recommendations on the formula financing for our infrastructure program which, after us pushing and pushing, is carrying on; and the Polar Year initiative that was announced by Anne McLellan.
I will give the parliamentary secretary one more chance to answer the questions. First, what about a northern strategy and, second, what about the promise for the north of the northern icebreakers and the northern port? Has the government completely dropped them and can we get on with other things or will it be pursuing these two initiatives, one of which it promised?