Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have talked to people in mining. I have friends in the mining industry who have told me that they don't mind the ERP process because mining should be done responsibly.

It's the other process of getting through the red tape. You have to go to the Northwest Territories government. You have to go to the federal government. I think the best way to encourage mining in the Northwest Territories is to bring the northern accord home to the Northwest Territories so it's one- window shopping and all the decisions can be made here with our own people. Thank you.

Thank you. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Mr. Rabesca.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think the previous Premier of the Northwest Territories had a good relationship with the treaty organization within a community including Metis nations. I wonder what kind of relationship the Premier will have with the communities. I would like to ask that first question.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Yes.

Thank you. Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the past eight years, I've had excellent working relationships with all the aboriginal organizations· in the Northwest Territories and I plan to continue to keep those excellent relationships up. My door has always been open, I'm there to listen and work with them to solve the problems at the community level and I will continue to do that. Thank you.

Mr. Rabesca, your second question.

My second question regarding the appointment of the Deputy Premier. Do they have any particular person in mind that they might want to place as a Deputy Premier?

Mr. Morin.

Marina Devine.

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No. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, I have no one in mind at this time. We'll have to look at the slate of seven Ministers tomorrow when it comes out. The Premier, if elected, will have to balance and look at the regions and try to do what's fair and right for the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Mr. Rabesca.

A question regarding justice and policing the communities. Just recently, this summer, we made a trip to Whitehorse to look at the program they have over there regarding circle sentencing. My second question is in the same area about the Justice department and about the community policing. We have the RCMP in the communities who are effective in a community, but it seems to not be working properly because they are under staffed and they don't seem to respond to some calls after hours. I was just wondering whether there's anything they plan to do something to provide better police services in the communities.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Circle sentencing or elders' committees are all ideas that are driven by the community, and we have to support those ideas because in the end that's going to cut costs for this government.· There is also the opportunity to explore community policing through the special constable program, but there are also other avenues open to us. I remember this summer when I was in Fort Smith at the Treaty 8 Assembly that they had people there from an aboriginal police force. They had a booth there and they were showing people how they do it in their communities down East, and they're willing to come into the North and help us as well. So the expertise is out there for us to get help from other places as well as other communities that are doing it already in the North that can help us. So I do support community policing and community justice systems because I think it works and given the right tools, it can work well. Thankyou.

Thank you. Mr. Rabesca, your fourth question.