Mr. Speaker, I have a late arrival here. This is in response to a question asked by Mr. Antoine on September 29, 1992 in regard to transfer of social assistance responsibility.
As indicated by the honourable Member, Dennis Patterson, in his reply to the Member's earlier questions on the same topic, the Ministry of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs will coordinate the government's response to requests from Fort Liard for the transfer of social assistance responsibility.
Mr. Patterson advises me that he has approved the band's request for funding to participate in the transfer process. Officials from the Ministry of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs, will be in contact with the Fort Liard Band within the next two weeks to discuss the proposal and to arrange for a time to meet to begin discussing the proposal. Thank you.