Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. On Friday the Minister responded to an oral question regarding NWT participation in Expo '92. If my notes are right, the Minister stated that so far the government has spent and committed $979,000. I think he stated that they committed $600,000 for musk-ox and fish and purchased another $420,000 for arts and crafts. If my calculator is right, that adds up to $1,020,000. You also said that you expected to purchase $450,000 worth of additional arts and crafts, for a total of $1.2 million. My calculator says it is about $1.47 million. Does the Minister have the right figures, and if so, did he have trouble adding them up?

It was two questions. If the Minister wants to answer the first question, the Member can pose the other question during oral questions. Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.

Mr. Speaker, I did give all those numbers to the House on Friday, and I will get some more details for the Member and get back to him as to how those numbers are added up.

The question is taken as notice. Mr. Zoe.

Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs.

Mr. Speaker, I think it was the honourable Member himself who suggested that departments should get together to see if, through a co-ordinated approach, a solution could be devised. That work is happening. There is a lot of time yet before the road would have to be built. The end of the month is not that far away. I can assure the honourable Member that he will be the first to know if a solution can be found to this problem.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.

Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Member knows, with the unfortunate closure of the Colomac mine, a much longer winter access road must now be constructed using public funds. The Member also knows that money is not in as easy supply as it has been in the past. This is a sizable cost that makes the decision difficult.

Departments are scrambling to do their best with the resources that are available, Mr. Speaker, and if the Member is suggesting that the government is delaying an answer because the House is in session, that is an unfair suggestion. I can assure him that my department, and the other departments, are working as hard as they can to make the best use of existing resources to see if we can come up with a solution to this problem, for which we are not at the moment budgeted. If the Member will have a little bit of patience, we will do our best; and we will let him know in a timely fashion what we are going to be able to do, if anything, about this very important issue. Thank you.

Oral questions. Oral questions. Mrs. Marie-

Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Personnel. Actually I have two questions. In reviewing the unedited Hansard for Friday, December 13, 1991, Mr. Speaker, I was correct, when I posed my question to the Minister of Personnel, and my question to the Minister of Personnel is, why would the Minister of Personnel want to develop a policy for hiring non-Canadians for management positions when we have an affirmative action policy in place? Thank you.

Minister of Personnel, Mr. Kakfwi.

Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Speaker, if we check -- my question was printed on page 380 of the unedited Hansard. My colleague, Mr. Bernhardt, asked a question earlier, printed on page 370 of the unedited Hansard, and the same question was posed to the Minister of Personnel and he indicated yes, he would develop such a policy for hiring non-Canadians for management positions. I would like to ask the Minister of Personnel again, in light of his thinking that he did not make such a commitment -- in fact he did, according to Hansard -- would he clarify his position? Thank you.

Minister of Personnel.

Oral questions. Your second supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Speaker, I do not believe it is the desire of Members to see the Minister make corrections to Hansard. I believe it is the desire of Members to determine why the Minister of Personnel would want to develop a policy for hiring non-Canadians for management positions? Would he please advise us? Thank you.

Minister of Personnel.

Does that satisfy the Member for Thebacha? The question has been taken as notice. I think in the meantime Mr. Kakfwi can review Hansard. If there is any misunderstanding, when Mr. Kakfwi gives his return he can perhaps clarify that, so we do not get hung up, as Mr. Kakfwi suggested, with the technical aspect of this. Oral questions. Mr. Todd.