Supplementary, Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What is the potential of having housing available within six months in Pelly Bay? Thank you.

Mr. Kakfwi.

Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Programs. Because the Minister comes from a region similar to mine in which traditional harvesting forms a very important component of the local economy and often contributes to the survival of our Dene culture, I am sure that I do not have to tell him about the needs of trappers in our communities. Recognizing that this has been a very hard economic year, the Minister should develop a strategy which will provide specific training opportunities for people at the community level. This would allow everyone, especially trappers, to take advantage of adult education programming aimed at broadening career awareness, and at the same time, would provide student funding that would enable them to avoid turning to social assistance. Will the Minister consider developing a strategy to accomplish this? Mahsi.

Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

Supplementary, Mr. Antoine. I think we are having a little bit of difficulty with translation. Could they check the translation, please? I think we are all right. Continue please, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you again, Mr. Speaker. I have a supplementary question to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Programs. I am pleased to hear that he is going to consider developing such a strategy. I would like to ask him when would this strategy be accomplished? Mr. Nerysoo.

Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is very difficult to indicate to the honourable Member when that particular strategy will be completed until I know, or the department knows, exactly what is required to respond to the needs of the trappers in that particular region. I want to indicate also that the Minister of Finance will be announcing a number of initiatives that we will be undertaking and I will provide greater detail during this session.

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

My question is for the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board. Mr. Speaker, on November 23 my colleague for High Arctic had asked the former Minister a question about the Workers' Compensation Board's decision to change procedures for retaining legal counsel. In previous years, the board had a contract with a single law firm in Yellowknife. During the public hearings last fall, however, it was revealed that this year the board contracted with three law firms to meet the same legal requirements. The former Minister agreed to take the responsibility for seeing that a review would be carried out since this does not seem to be the most efficient and economical approach to meet the board's needs. I would like to ask if the current Minister will agree to review this matter fully before he approves the 1993-94 corporate plan for the Workers' Compensation Board? Thank you.

Mr. Todd.

Maybe we are just trying to spread the wealth. Certainly we will review that and get back to the honourable Member.

Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sometimes it is not a matter of trying to spread the wealth, it is a matter of government using an old trick on trying to figure out how to increase and justify new PYs. I would like to ask the Minister if he would make a commitment to the House that he would not allow the run away growth in WCB administration to continue by allowing the addition of in-house legal counsel until he has had an opportunity to fully examine current and previous approaches to the board's legal services. Thank you.

Mr. Todd.

Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the honourable Member that that is certainly my intention and I will be meeting with the new board and chairperson very soon. I can assure the Member and the House that there is not going to be any run away operation and maintenance costs as long as I am the Minister responsible for WCB.

Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to also advise the Minister that on November 23 my colleague for High Arctic had received assurance from the previous Minister that the Government Leader would be asked to include a review of these contracting procedures in the 1993-94 work plan for the territorial Audit Bureau. Can the new Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board confirm that this audit of the board's legal services contracting procedures will, in fact, take place as soon as possible? Thank you.

Mr. Todd.

I do not have the answer to that question. I will take that question as notice and get back to the honourable Member then.