Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Arngna'naaq on December 2, 1993, regarding ads for competition for Sanikiluaq social worker. The initial advertisement to fill this vacancy was published in Nunatsiaq News and News/North newspapers. The competition closed on July 23, 1993. One application was received, but this person was not qualified.
A second advertisement was placed in the same newspapers with the closing date of September 17, 1993.
This time there were two qualified northern candidates. Both were invited to interviews on October 10, 1993. Both withdrew before the interviews took place.
The advertisement also attracted three southern applicants. Two of them were invited to interviews and one was considered suitable for appointment. However, reference checks were negative and an offer was not made.
In each of these three attempts to find a replacement, the vacancy was advertised throughout the NWT by means of standard competition posters in all community GNWT offices and other locations.