Mr. Speaker, I have a reply to an oral question asked by Mr. Patterson on December 2, concerning the Government of the Northwest Territories' commitment to spreading conference business throughout the Northwest Territories.
Mr. Speaker, I will be circulating today, copies of two letters respecting the need for spreading conference business throughout the Northwest Territories. The first letter, which was issued on January 20, 1993, resulted in the development of a listing of proposed GNWT sponsored conferences for 1993 along with an estimation of the number of participants and the location of each conferences. This listing, which I will also circulate today, reflects that out of 107 conferences and meetings planned for 1993, only 27 were to take place in Yellowknife.
The second letter which I issued following Mr. Patterson's question on December 2 was intended to enforce the position that our conference business should be spread throughout the NWT whenever and wherever possible. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.