Mr. Speaker, on the issue of community justice initiatives, the Department of Justice has continued to encourage communities to take on some rather substantial discussions with us, toward taking over more responsibility for the administration of justice. To that extent we have been involved in three community meetings so far, one is with Fort McPherson, we have had meetings with Fort Good Hope and Fort Simpson. There is a request now to have a meeting initiated with the community of Fort Franklin. As well, communities like Coral Harbour, Whale Cove, Coppermine and Rae Edzo, have expressed an interest in initiating discussions on the way in which they may try to take some role, or involvement, and participate in the administration of justice, which has historically been assumed to be the total realm of the visiting court circuits. We have taken a positive turn in this initiative. We have not gone much beyond this point, because the philosophy, nationally and with the Department of Justice, is that this all has to be community driven and it would be conducted in a way, and in a nature, in which the communities feel much more ownership to responsibility.
In regard to a relationship with the federal justice people, it has been understood for some time now, that we will take a cooperative, flexible approach in dealing with communities, and as my initial reading is that the approach that the federal officials are taking are in line with the approach that we have taken on this initiative. Thank you.