Mr. Speaker, I have to go back again to last year. This issue was raised last spring and dealt with last July. All Members of the past Legislature were fully aware of the upcoming plebiscite; they were aware that the question of the boundary would be addressed this fall; it was supposed to be addressed in October originally. The timetables were very, very tight when we talked about it last year. It was later moved to November and then December; it was moved to March and now it is the 4th of May. As leaders, in discussions with the aboriginal groups, all of us made our best political judgments at that time and said, "Here in the West, if we are going to get ready, here is what we think we need." There was no request, in the submissions that I remember, by the committee of western leaders or Members of the Legislature who are from the western part of the territories, who at that time said, "We also want a little pot of money to do a public awareness campaign." The entire amount that was asked for was allocated for this Western Constitutional Commission.

The Members of the Eastern Arctic with TFN said in their best judgment what they needed was an allocation of money just to do a public awareness campaign. That is what was dealt with at the time. There were two motions that were moved one after another. They were as a result of agreements that were made at that time among the MLAs. There was support for both motions by the entire Legislature.

I understand what the Members are suggesting, that somehow we should, even at this late stage, look at trying to provide some money to somebody or some bodies or organization to try to mount a campaign of some sort. But I have to remind Members that that is the way it came out, so if there is anything going to be done, as it was done that time in July --there were motions drafted that were discussed with caucus and moved. These motions were a different kind of creature from ordinary motions. There were discussions in the back room, and some negotiations were done before they were done and approved.

So I am not saying no to the idea at all. I am just trying to put it in context. It is not my oversight. It is not the oversight of Members of this Legislature. It was as a result of a consensus agreement among western leaders that the money that was allocated to us would be used in a specific way. Thank you.