Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Justice. On March 14, 1991, the 11th Legislative Assembly passed a sound motion, which was proposed by my honourable colleague from Deh Cho.

This motion recommended establishing an aboriginal corrections authority board, to provide territorial advice to the Minister on aboriginal issues. For some reason, correctional services neglected to proceed with this initiative.

Will the Minister of Justice, make a commitment now, to give serious attention to the direction provided by the 11th Assembly, and establish this important advisory board?

Mr. Kakfwi.

Supplementary, Mr. Todd.

Again, during the March 1991 debate on Mr. Gargan's motion, the Minister of the day, the Honourable Jeannie Marie-Jewell, pointed out that local native advisory committees had been established, using inmate and community volunteers, at each of the three correctional centres.

Can the Minister advise the House whether these committees are still operating successfully within the territorial correctional system?

Mr. Kakfwi.

Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of the N.W.T. Housing Corporation. I am happy with the survey that they conducted.

Was H.A.P. housing included in this survey, that was erected in the early 1960s? Some of the residents are trying to buy these houses. As they are very expensive, would the Minister continue the survey, and would the Minister indicate if this was included in the survey?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. All houses, in all the communities, were surveyed. My understanding is that all houses were surveyed. We surveyed thousands, and thousands, of houses. The next phase of the survey, is to go back into your community, and consult with your community members, on what would be best way to meet the housing need.

I think the survey has credibility, because the community members are the people that did it, and that is the most important place, it needs credibility from the community perspective.

I believe the Member was talking about the northern rental program, and the buy. There is a program where we do sell northern rentals to the people that are living in them. That will all be taken into consideration. I believe I have given the Member information on that program, I could brief him more on it later. Thank you.

Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Mr. Speaker, the reason for asking this question, is that the north is very cold and money is becoming less and less available.

The houses that were built in the early 1960s, up to today's standards, are very expensive. Would the Minister, during the sitting of this Legislative Assembly, inform the House of the survey? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I forget exactly what day last week, I did table the housing needs survey. The first seven pages of the survey were translated, as well as the pages for those ridings, for those Members that requested translation. Translation of the whole document should be finished within ten to 15 days. The document will then be going out to all the communities for consultation. Thank you.

Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Zoe.

Mr. Kakfwi.

Item 5, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Finance. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Finance runs a Power Subsidy Program that

subsidizes consumers who a pay a higher rate for electrical power than is charged in Yellowknife.

Under this program, Mr. Speaker, the first 700 kilowatt hours of power are subsidized to the Yellowknife rate, and I understand that this program is funded solely by dividends paid to the G.N.W.T. by the Power Corporation. I have no concern with a program such as this, Mr. Speaker, and I want to make that clear.

However, my concern is for those communities where the power is cheaper to supply than the Yellowknife rate, particularly my constituency. Since the purchase of N.C.P.C. by the Government of the Northwest Territories, these communities, and I know my constituency, in fact, has absorbed substantial increases in power rates. I believe that it is to the amount of 24.6 percent, if not greater.

It seems to me, that these communities are, in my opinion, being unfairly treated in the application of power rates. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance, has the government ever considered implementing a power rebate program, to reimburse consumers in these communities, where the base power rate is lower than the one in Yellowknife. Thank you.

Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, this problem goes back to the N.C.P.C. days where there did not seem to be any reason for particular rates, in particular communities, so we ended up with this very complex, and some would say unfair, rate structure across the Northwest Territories. That goes for communities who think they are paying too much, and there are other communities who think that places in the Northwest Territories are paying too little.

That concern was addressed in a rate structure review that was done some 18 months, or two years ago, and that is still under consideration, Mr. Speaker.

With regard to the subsidy to the Yellowknife rate, and the fact there are communities that receive no subsidy whatsoever, this will be factored into the rate structure review and given serious consideration. I have previously been aware of the problem, Mr. Speaker. It will be taken into consideration. Thank you.

Oral questions, supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.