Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I might make two comments, I do not know if the Minister necessarily has to answer them, as opposed to maybe taking them as suggestions, more than anything else.
There has been, in some of the communities a concern about the development of arts or crafts, because number one, materials, is one issue and secondly, because buildings have not been established to accommodate the development of those products. I just want to ask the Minister, or the Government Leader, who is the acting Minister at this time, and the department, to review this situation and consider how we might be able to assist the communities in finding locations or purchasing bulk material, so they can, in fact, accommodate the requests that have been made in some communities.
I can say to you, in the case of being part of a community on the Dempster, that there was a desire for products, but we did not have them purchased, or the people did not have the materials to meet the market. I would ask you to maybe review that situation, and see how we might be able to address it in the short and the long-term.
Secondly, one other aspect that I know probably could have been dealt with under directorate, but I wanted to deal with it here, that is the matter of taxation. I know that it will be dealt with by Mr. Pollard, if he returns, or by yourself, Ms. Cournoyea, but the matter of taxation is pretty important in terms of ensuring that there is long-term viability for businesses in the community. I would ask in developing new businesses that you look at the consequences of new taxes and/or requirements to pay back the government.
I say that because if our intention is to improve the economy in the north, then we have to ensure that there is viability for the businesses that we put money into and encourage the establishment of them in and throughout the Northwest Territories. I just wanted to make that comments, and you can take it as maybe advice and review the situation, not necessarily today, but on an ongoing basis.