Thank you. Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Speaker, I would cite the sub-judice rules of the House and say that this sensitive matter is before the courts, and I do not believe that there is a compulsion for me to table the report, merely because it has been mentioned in the House.

With great respect to the Member, no, I am not willing to table that report for the reasons stated. Thank you.

Mr. Gargan.

Mr. Speaker, then could I ask the honourable Member why is he referring to the particular report, items in that particular report, and recommendations and issues in that report. I asked the Minister a question. Mr. Speaker, I remember the date, because my birthday was the day before...

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It has been eight months now since I last asked this question with regard to the export of eggs from a production facility here in the Northwest Territories. I am sure that the Minister has had eight months to think about it, perhaps to do a bit of work on it, and have his staff, do all the necessary research in order to respond to that question at a later date, so I will ask it again, eight months later. It is my understanding, Mr. Speaker, that in order for markets to market eggs outside the Northwest Territories, it is necessary to secure marketing quotas under the National Farm Products Marketing Act. I would like to ask the Minister, can the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism advise the House regarding this progress in securing this marketing quota?

Thank you. Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, not much has changed in the last eight months. There is a requirement for the Northwest Territories to obtain a quota from C.E.M.A. in order to export eggs out of the Northwest Territories. There have been a number of occasions where the Northwest Territories has requested a quota from S.E.M.A. It has even gone as far as the federal Minister of Agriculture, but it is not the federal government's decision. It is the participants of S.E.M.A., and that means all of the

provinces who are presently in that organization. In effect, what you need is 32 signatures, Mr. Speaker, to allow a newcomer into the old boy's club, we have not been successful in negotiating a quota with S.E.M.A., and getting all those people to sign. One of the things, Mr. Speaker, that has been a problem is that they have been unwilling to give us the size of quota that our producers would have liked, so we have not made very much progress in that area, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, not only do I remember February the 20 because of my birthday before, but I also remember that the Minister did make that similar, or same, response. One of the things that happened, four years ago, perhaps, was that, I believe the Department was going to take, I believe, S.E.M.A. to court, based on a constitutional issue of quality, or something to that effect. I understood, even at that time, Mr. Noseworthy was the D.M., and because of this threat of court action, S.E.M.A. was willing to provide the quotas. I even understood that there was, enough people to sign the deal, but it might have changed since. I would like to ask the Minister whether or not he has looked at other avenues during the last eight months since I have asked the question, on what other possibilities there are with regard to getting an egg quota, or a court challenge.

Thank you. Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, some of the things that have been happening this year is the whole question of the inter-provincial trade, and the reduction of trade barriers within Canada. There has been the G.A.T. negotiations in Europe, and there is the new Free Trade Agreement that is being discussed at the present time between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. We have been anxious to see what the impacts of those agreements would be upon us, because as everybody knows, those kinds of organizations may fall by the wayside, and there may be free trade within Canada. So, that is one of the things that is happening at the present time. My understanding is that Mr. Richardson, who is an egg producer in Hay River, has a case at the present time in southern Canada before the courts. I will not comment on the courts, Mr. Speaker, but I will tell you that the Department of Justice for the G.N.W.T. offered to become involved in that case as well, and Mr. Richard's declined our assistance at this time. So, there are two things that are happening right now that we are closely monitoring, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions, supplementary, Mr. Gargan.

Mr. Speaker, during the 11th Assembly, the House was advised that in order to receive an allocation of the egg marketing quota, it would be necessary to establish an agricultural council, or an agricultural marketing board. Based on this advice, the 11th Assembly passed an Agricultural Products Marketing Act of the Northwest Territories. Can the Minister advise the House whether he has now established this marketing agency?

Thank you. Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, I will take that part of the question as notice, and get back to the Member. Thank you.

Thank you. The Minister has taken the question as notice. Oral question, Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Economic Development. In July, he informed me that in Lake Harbour, they requested a visitor's centre. He had informed me that this will be revealed during the summer. I would like to ask the Minister, what is the status of the review, and at what stage this review is at? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That request is still under active consideration, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Oral question. Mr. Zoe.

Mr. Arvaluk. I am sorry. Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we did have a meeting with Mr. Dunbar in August, and from that meeting we wanted to find out exactly what NorthwesTel had planned to do about adjusting the concerns of the smaller communities to get telephone service. He basically told us at that time what their capital plan was, which I have given to the Member already. I have instructed my officials to work with NorthwesTel to see what the communities would have to do, otherwise this government has to come up with some capital money to ensure that the telephone systems get put in sooner than what they are planned for in the capital plan. I have not heard back from them yet, from my officials or Mr. Dunbar. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.

Supplementary. Mr. Speaker, the Minister indicated that his officials are working on this plan. Could he advise the

House as to what stage they are at, and when we anticipate this plan to be completed?