That possibility certainly exists, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.

Mr. Speaker, we are getting into the range of hypothetical questions, but I would like to ask the Minister if he has given some thought to the fact that the creation of a large private sector involving both the generation of power and also the sale of fuel would, in fact create a monstrous monopoly which may not be in the public interest.

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, I would point out to the House that in those instances where there are utilities that have a monopoly, there is a Public Utilities Board that is there to protect the public interest. So I think there is some safeguard there if we were to proceed in that direction.

Oral questions. Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When the Minister refers to the Public Utilities Board, is he referring to the Executive Council as the Public Utilities Board?

Mr. Pollard.

No, Mr. Speaker. There is a Public Utilities Board in the NWT, chaired by Mr. John Hill, that is responsible for reviewing applications for rate increases by utility companies in the NWT.

Oral questions. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question to the Minister of Renewable Resources, supplementary to the concerns that have been raised by Mr. Antoine. The honourable Member has indicated that he is pursuing a management agreement for the Mackenzie Basin watershed region. I want to ask if this government is pursuing a management agreement with regard to the Peel River watershed.

Minister responsible for Renewable Resources, Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not really familiar with this question. I will take it as notice.

The question is taken as notice. Mr. Arvaluk.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Government Leader. The Government Leader has stated that the committee will be dealing with the document Strength at Two Levels. To this date my honourable friends, Mr. Antoine, Mr. Koe and myself, have not yet received an invitation to attend or to even participate. Yet the Government Leader has issued a document, Living Within Our Means, along the lines of Strength at Two Levels. DPW and Government Services have been combined under one Minister, and Finance and Economic Development, and the same with Justice and Safety. This morning we read in the newspaper that there was a proposal for the elimination of the Housing Corporation Board of Directors. Will the Government Leader be involving the committee Members before the document, Strength at Two Levels, is filed in this House?

Government Leader, Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, Strength at Two Levels and Living Within our Means are proposals of how we can overcome some of the serious problems we have with running the government. If I have not, as Government Leader, put out an invitation, this will be coming out very soon. What has been tabled is a process to achieve those goals and the implementation on how we go about them; what we finally accept will be dealt with with the involvement of the three Members, and I can assure you this will be done. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Arvaluk.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not know if there is a consistency in procedure in this House, because I know that the Minister of Finance told the chairman of the standing committee on finance, or maybe it was the Minister of DPW, that they are waiting for the document from the committee on finance. Now, does that mean that the government will be tabling the document Strength at Two Levels before the committee has had time to review it with the government?

Ms. Cournoyea

Mr. Speaker, the Strength at Two Levels document has been tabled in the House, and the summary and conclusions and recommendations have already been tabled in the House. And this, Mr. Speaker, is the report and the process that we are recommending and the process that the committee would be working within, and under that umbrella. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Arvaluk.

Yes, Mr. Speaker. I just want to be clear in my mind as a committee Member that it has been tabled. I understand that. I am not arguing with that. My question is that there have been too many hints from the government that some of these have been in the process of implementation. My question is, how long will the government go on with this before we have time to review it as a committee?

Government Leader, Ms. Cournoyea.