Thank you, Madam Speaker. I feel rested after that slight pause.

The Government of Canada also has raised serious expectations in the north with division. The reality is, unless our government and the new government in Nunavut are able to get adequate incremental funding to pay for division, all of us are going to have a tough time in the next four or five years. I think the Prime Minister should be reminded again of that solemn promise to the people of Nunavut: that Nunavut will happen smoothly and with the support of the federal government. It's not a time to be talking about cutting back before we're even there.

The Prime Minister and also the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs have made very solemn commitments about self-government. Minister Irwin has promised to each and every group in the Northwest Territories many, many things. It's time now to say exactly what is possible here in the Northwest Territories. We hope when the Minister comes and addresses this House, he will clarify some of these issues. We can't keep raising expectations if two or three years down the road there is no money and there is no political will.

So I would hope that the Premier will remind the Prime Minister of the solemn promises that the Prime Minister has made, the expectations that have been raised in the Northwest Territories and, at this point in time, the Prime Minister is held in great public esteem by the people in the territories and the people of Canada. He is the only Prime Minister we've had who has actually served as a Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, and he, better than anybody in that Cabinet, understands the realities of the north. I really hope that at the end of this trip our Premier will be able to report to us that the Prime Minister will live up to the commitments that he and his Ministers have made to the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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