Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Ohh.

Mr. Speaker, I am sorry. Everyone else made a boo-boo, Mr. Chairman.

Ohh.

Mr. Speaker. I am so confused with Arctic Winter Games. I agree with the honourable Member that there is clearly a need to develop an economic strategy for his area. I was in that area about a year ago and, at the time, I thought it was awesome in terms of tourism. There is a resurgence of the lumber business and we need to put a plan in place. I am prepared, at this time, to state to the Member that in the new fiscal year, April 1st, we would be prepared to provide some fiscal assistance to the people of his area to have an economic development conference.

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Thank you, Mr. Todd. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question to the Minister of Justice. Is it true that the number of RCMP in the Baffin region are being reduced?

Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Then would the Minister attempt to find out for the House and also for the people in Baffin, during this sitting of the Legislative Assembly, whether there will be a reduction or not? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Allooloo. Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Mr. Gargan.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question to the Minister of Renewable Resources, but he isn't here, so I would like to redirect my question to the Premier. In 1992, there was a PCB storage facility in Pine Point that had oil, PCBs and contaminated oil from transformers stored there. The department was made aware of it in April of 1992. Since the two-year period, has there been anything done with regard to the PCBs that were stored in Pine Point?

Thank you, Mr. Gargan. Madam Premier.

Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that some of the contaminants have been removed to Alberta to be disposed of in the Swan Hills dispensary. At this point in time, I can't tell you whether all the material that has been stored in Pine Point has been taken. My understanding was that there was an agreement reached that we could begin to move the waste, however, they wanted to take it in certain amounts. Mr. Speaker, I believe some have gone and I will inform the Member perhaps tomorrow by letter, on behalf of the Minister of Renewable Resources, what has gone, what is left to be disposed of and when that will be done. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Premier. Item 6, oral questions. Next on my list, on the other side of the chamber, is Mr. Whitford.

Minister of Transportation.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What would happen if negotiations broke down, an interesting question, Mr. Speaker. I would hope that we would be able to go back to the bargaining table and reach an appropriate accommodation that would fulfil the needs of northerners and the nine Arctic airports we are hoping to transfer at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Todd. Mr. Whitford.

Thank you, Mr. Whitford. Mr. Todd.