Thank you, Mr. Speaker. About ten days ago I asked the Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs to table in this House all the applications that had been made, or received, from the communities as a result of floods in the Mackenzie Delta. Apparently, Mr. Speaker, the assessment was not done based on requests or applications, or submissions by homeowners. It was done by the Department of Public Works.

I want to ask the Minister responsible for Public Works whether or not he can indicate to me if the departmental officials consulted, or met with, or in anyway communicated with homeowners in Aklavik to deal with the consequences, and the damages as a result of flooding this spring.