Thank you. Your final question, Mr. Steen.

Thank you. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I spent approximately three years of my life in the Beaufort region working. I've also visited there a few times since then, three times that I can remember in recent history. The last time I was in Tuktoyaktuk was, I think, five years ago with the Special Committee on Northern Economy. I look forward to going back there. I've been into Aklavik but I've never to Sachs or Holman and I would like to see those two communities. If the Member is kind enough to invite me, then I'll try to make my way up there. Thank you.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Antoine and then Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a number of questions I would like to ask. Once Cabinet is selected, a group of people will come together for the first time. It's crucial that the people that will be in Cabinet get together. I would like to ask both candidates what they have in mind. I'm· sure they've put their name forward after a lot of thought. I'm sure that there is a plan of action on how they will proceed once Cabinet is selected in terms of organizing and meeting and so forth. The question is what are you going to do once Cabinet is selected?

Thank you. Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One thing I will not do is make decisions immediately without thinking them through very well and consulting with Members of this Assembly. Once you do elect a Cabinet and we do set the direction, and I think that will happen next week, then we as a Cabinet should go off somewhere for a couple of days -- just as elected people, we don't need the bureaucracy with us -- to strategize and figure out what direction we're going. I've thought that one through at least. We should meet more often. We have to meet and discuss things because that's the only way we can come up with good solutions. Thank you.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Antoine, your second question.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A question to both candidates again is based on the previous government's operation, I was not privy to how the Cabinet really functioned internally but there was a feeling among ordinary Members the last time around that the Cabinet was not really cohesive in a lot of cases. It was evident in the way it came across. We're talking about working together, cooperatively and so forth. The new Cabinet is going to be composed of a number of different individuals who perhaps have never worked together before and there may be some strong personalities on Cabinet. I would like to know from the two candidates exactly how they propose to work with the new Cabinet. Thank you.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe that the Members of this Assembly will elect some very strong personalities to Cabinet tomorrow.

Like I said earlier, it's very key that you lay the ground rules down so that Cabinet Members learn to work together at a very early stage. They have to respect each other. It's very simple. You can disagree with a person on one issue and work with him on the next, but once the Cabinet has made the decision, you have to carry out that decision, all eight of us, not just one or one lone ranger shot. It won't work. You have to work together and it is the job of the Premier to make sure they work together and sometimes act as a referee as well; bring people together, get them to talk their differences out and come out of the room together as a united force. Thank you.

Mr. Antoine, your third question.

Thank you. The third question I have is with regard to the reference made to the constitutional conference that took place last January where some key points were raised. One of them is that there was a decision or a recommendation that came out of it that constitutional development proceed in the West at the same time as bilateral self-government discussions carry on between theFirst Nations and the federal government. How would you proceed, as a Premier, to carry this recommendation out? There is an inherent right to self-government position in the Liberal red book, and the Liberal mandate has two more years left in it. Our mandate is three and a half years and we have a very short time frame to achieve what's in the Liberal red book. I would like to know your views on exactly how you are going to carry out this recommendation. Thank you.

Just by way of caution to the Members, there is a process in place with regard to constitutional development. and it wouldn't be entirely up to the Premier to make that determination. So I would ask the Members to caution yourselves, when you ask questions of the Premier, that you don't put them in a difficult position about a process that is still going on. Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I fully support the constitutional process and the recommendations that came out last spring, and it's very clear that if we want to move ahead with the constitution for the Western Arctic, aboriginal self- government has got to move ahead at the same pace, if not a little faster. We have to work with our aboriginal partners as well as through the constitutional process and with the federal government to ensure that it does happen. We might have to push a little harder to ensure that the federal government defines what they are going to do and what they are going to do with aboriginal self-government, because I haven't heard a clear message from the federal government yet, and I would like to hear that and then move ahead with the constitutional process at the same time. That's key for me. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.