Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a return to Mr. Jim Antoine's question on October 14, 1994, on municipal election questions.

Questions asked by a council during a municipal election may or may not be binding on the council, depending on the nature of the question and/or whether council wishes to be bound by the result.

For example, if the question is to seek approval to borrow money, then the result of the vote is binding; if the council asks a question which is seeking an opinion, then the results may or may not bind council.

In the case of the question being asked in Fort Simpson, which I believe is the basis for the Member's question, the council is asking the eligible voters if they are in favour of continuing the present liquor rationing system in Fort Simpson. The question is seeking an opinion and, as such, council is not bound by the result. To actually change the present liquor rationing system, council will have to apply to the Minister of Safety and Public Services to conduct a plebiscite under the Liquor Act. The results of such a plebiscite would be binding. Thank you.