Mr. Speaker, first of all, I am pleased that a new gymnasium was recently opened in Broughton Island. I respectfully say to the Member that that is a recreation facility that will provide some support to the community's youth.

Mr. Speaker, this is a complicated matter. The short answer is that the community's request is not in the department's capital plan in the near future. It is in the five-year plan, but it is still several years off. A design has been scheduled for the 1996-97 fiscal year.

Mr. Speaker, the capital planning process in our department attempts to treat all communities fairly, taking into account the financial capacities of a community to carry the burden of operating a facility. There are some financial obligations in Broughton Island that, in our opinion, would prevent them from making a contribution to a new arena until those financial obligations are discharged. I will work with the Member to see whether the project can be advanced, but we also have to bear in mind other capital priorities throughout the region and the Northwest Territories. I cannot promise that it can be moved up as rapidly as the community wants. I will work with the Member to see what can be done and to see how the financial obligations can be planned for, so that community can make its contribution required and so that they can operate the arena when it is built. Thank you.