Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question again to the Minister of Justice with regard to the Plebiscite Act and the opinion poll, in regard to whether it is the Plebiscite Act, or the Municipal Act, or the Elections Act. In the event that an inmate decides to challenge the Plebiscite Act because of not being allowed to vote, what would happen in this case? Would it, in fact, cause a disruption to the process with regard to the boundary plebiscite?

I have a little difficulty with the question because it is bordering on asking Mr. Patterson a legal opinion, but with that in mind, Mr. Patterson, if you want to respond to the general tenor of the question.

I was hoping you were going to let me off the hook, Mr. Speaker. I thought that was quite a hypothetical question: What if an inmate decides to challenge? Mr. Speaker, I have tried to be as clear as I can with the honourable Member. The right to vote, as it has been determined recently by the federal Court of Canada, relates to elections for public office. The Plebiscite Act is quite a different matter. It is like an opinion poll, and that is the language used by a court.

So, in the opinion of my legal advisors in the Department of Justice, Mr. Speaker, an inmate could not use the recent federal court case to challenge the Plebiscite Act. It is clearly a different situation. The federal court of appeal case clearly deals with elections and not opinion polls. So if the Member is asking my opinion of what would happen, my opinion is that the challenge would not get very far and it would not disrupt the plebiscite. I think the Member has a good case with regard to elections, which should be looked at and dealt with by this House, but I do not think it affects the plebiscite or applies to the plebiscite. Thank you.

If I could remind Members that they should not be asking opinions but also remind Ministers that they are under no obligation to respond to a question of opinion. So it is a two-way street. Oral questions. Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Culture and Communications. It is with regard to my church in Fort Providence. During the fall session I addressed that issue, and also during the last budget session I also addressed it. One of the things I tried to do during the last budget session was to delete certain expenditures for the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and redirect it to the church in Fort Providence.

The arguments that were used by the department at that time were that they were doing some renovations with regard to some trailers they have used for storage and they are going to replace those trailers with the proper structure for storage of artifacts. I would like to ask if those renovations, to date, on the Prince of Wales museum have been done. I understand it has not been.

Minister of Culture and Communications, Mr. Allooloo.

Mr. Speaker, the Member is correct; the renovations on the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre have not been done.

Supplementary, Mr. Gargan.

Mr. Gargan, this might be looked at as a new question. It is a change of subject from the Prince of Wales to the church. So we will class this as a new question. Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member knows that the department has been looking very hard to see where we can help Fort Providence. We have been dealing with the issue for quite some time. At some point in working on this we had a tentative plan to assist the community to stabilize the church. Also, in the past, I have attempted to find resources that would stabilize the church and to renovate it. I have not been able to get the adequate resources to renovate the old church. I am told by my department, the government, and this Legislature, that since we are in a fiscal restraint and the resources are limited we should be looking for resources outside of the Government of the Northwest Territories. I have directed my department to see if they can find resources with federal programs that might be available to assist the Fort Providence church. To this date, my department has no immediate plans to put forward a submission that would renovate the church. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Gargan.

Mr. Speaker, I realize that there is the need for restraint. Last year, Mr. Speaker, there was approval for $180,000 for the Fort Good Hope church, and I think this year it is over $200,000. Under what process has the government made the allocation for Fort Good Hope a priority over other communities?

Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I know that the Fort Good Hope church has been recognized nationally as a building that is significant to the heritage of Canada. As to the Member's question, I will have to take the question as notice and get back to him with the detailed information as to why this government is spending money on that church. Thank you.

The question has been taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I could ask the Minister of Culture and Communications if he would provide Members of this House with the various policies, or outlines of policies, that are in existence where individuals or communities can access funds for the development or preservation of historic sites and buildings.

Minister of Culture and Communications, Mr. Allooloo.

Mr. Speaker, yes, I will be happy to provide the Members with that policy. Thank you.

Oral questions. Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister for Economic Development and Tourism. I asked this question earlier, but I will ask it again. I realize that we, in the North, are in a time of restraint. My question is with regard to parks in Cape Dorset. We have asked this for a number of years; it was asked by the previous MLA. I also ask you, Mr. Minister, this question: I am just wondering if the park is going to be ready 10 months from now. It was supposed to be worked on for at least 10 months, and I hope by that time, in June, it will be ready.

We have some students from Cape Dorset, and I would like to see them graduate. I believe those few students from Cape Dorset will be graduating sometime in the month of June. I wonder if you have any responses for my questions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, we will start work on it immediately. Thank you.

Oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.