Mr. Chairman, I guess the main thrust we will take this year with the United States will be through Amway International. I think the intention is to have that agreement signed in Baker Lake when we come to agreement with Amway. That, we feel, will get us into a catalogue situation in the United States which will sell more arts and crafts from the Northwest Territories directly into the domestic market. Obviously we will be doing some more promotion with masters of the Arctic, and also there will be other shows we will be participating in. If there are arts and crafts entrepreneurs out there such as the group from Yellowknife who wanted to put together a catalogue to sell products out of the territories, then we will certainly be willing to entertain their application, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are providing two training positions this year, we are making arrangements with communities whereby they can assist us in hiring people to work in their communities to be part of the decision-making process so they can tell us who they want to work in those communities. We are asking them to consider as many northern people as possible. The word to the department is, and as I said in the speech, that we hire north first, and it would only be when we cannot fill those positions from the north that we would hire in the south. I think the way to do this thing is to start inducting people into the bottom of the department, train them and, as Mr. Zoe says, career path them so they can get up into management and look at a career with the government in this particular department. This is what we are telling our staff we are doing. This is what we are telling the communities we are doing. This is what we intend to do, Mr. Chairman, to hire more people from the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, once they have completed training they will have the ability to make decision on loans up to $25,000. We have taken notice of the recommendation and are giving the regions increased authority. I will be very honest with you again, they have this authority as long as they use it properly. If they do not use it properly then the authority will be taken away and we will retrain them again until we believe they are acting property. So far, Mr. Chairman, we have not had any problems. However, this is the move we are making.

I am assured by Mr. Bailey, Mr. Chairman, that these objectives are reasonable, attainable and will be attained. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, I think Mr. Zoe is talking about economic plans for communities and regions. There are shelves of them, Mr. Chairman, for communities, regions, et cetera. How many of them have up-to-date plans? I think this is the thing which we are working on right now, to get those communities to tell us where they want to go. The way in which we are doing this is by giving them more control over the economic development officers they have in their communities. You may not see something which is structured, but you will see the EDO out there doing what the community wants him or her to do, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Mr. Chairman.

Seconder to the motion, Mr. Koe. The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

--- Carried.

Item 21, third reading of bills. Mr. Pollard.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput that Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The motion is in order, Mr. Pollard. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

--- Carried

Bill 11 has had third reading. Item 21, third reading of bills. Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe that Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Commercial Tenancies Act, be read for the third time.