Finance committee  Yes. This was more a topic of the NAM presentation, but right now, without devolution in place, there's no ability for the territorial government to get revenues from resource extraction, because the lands are federal crown lands. There's a need for the devolution process to go forward for those revenue streams to be realized.

Finance committee  Yes. It's the Qikiqtaaluk region.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to speak to the committee about tax fairness and its impact in the north. Residents of the three territories and the northern parts of the provinces face several challenges relative to those living in southern, more populated regions of Canada. In addition to a difficult climate and restricted access to goods and services, they usually face higher living costs because long distances from major markets add to the cost of basic goods and services.