Mr. Speaker, that is the amount that we have got in court at the present time. It covers us up to March 31 of this year. It does not include the portion between April 1 of this year and now.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.

Does the Minister have any idea how much that amount is from April until now?

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, I do not have the exact amount, but I will get that amount and provide the Member with it tomorrow. Thank you.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister of Economic Development another question on decentralization. The Minister just indicated that the mining prospects are very good in the regions where positions are not being moved. What basis was used for Rankin Inlet as the prospects of a mine opening there are good as well?

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, the Member has the better of me with regard to Rankin Inlet. I do not have any knowledge of a potential mine opening there.

The rationale for decentralization to Rankin Inlet is very simple, Mr. Speaker. The Keewatin is a region. It is tightly knit. It seems to have its act together. The centre of activity is Rankin Inlet. It has got a fairly large runway. It has good transportation links across the country and it is the hub for that particular area for transportation. As I have described these regional centres before, they are two small to be big and too big to be small and it was felt that making Rankin Inlet a little larger, making it a better place to transport into and transport out of, would strengthen the whole region. In the end, Mr. Speaker, the benefits that accrue to Rankin Inlet will accrue to all of the Keewatin Region. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Whitford.

Mr. Kakfwi.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to extend question period.

The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Please proceed, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my questions to the acting Minister of Transportation. Mr. Speaker, the Minister is aware that I have been working on trying to get a road south through Wood Buffalo National Park. I would like to ask the Minister if he would take the initiative of the town of Fort Smith, myself and that many people have been working on as part of his negotiations when he sits down with Parks Canada and the Alberta government. Thank you.

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, in my discussions with Mr. Shield, he was aware of the need for a road out of Fort Smith going through the park. He said that he is willing, as part of the discussions on the winter road, to work with the people of Fort Smith, the people of northern Alberta, the Alberta government and the federal government to try to resolve this matter. So it will be part of the discussions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Item 6, Written Questions. Item 7, Returns to Written Questions. Item 8, Replies to Opening Address. Item 9, Petitions. Item 10, Reports of Standing and Special Committees. Item 11, Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills. Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Legislation has reviewed Bill 15, an Act to Amend the Wildlife Act, and wishes to report that Bill 15 is now ready for Committee of the Whole. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 66(5) and have Bill 15 moved into Committee of the Whole today.

The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Pursuant to Rule 66(3) and on the order of the Assembly, Bill 15 is ordered into Committee of the Whole for today. Item 11, Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills. Item 12, Tabling of Documents. Item 13, Notices of Motion. Mr. Lewis.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, December 11, 1992, I will move the following motion. Therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Iqaluit, that this Legislative Assembly recommend to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories that Richard Nerysoo, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, be appointed to the Executive Council Cabinet. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will be seeking unanimous consent to proceed with this motion today.

Notices of Motion. Item 14, Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills. Item 15, Motions. Mr. Lewis.