Thank you, Madam Speaker. As the Member is already aware, the municipalities were informed by letter from my deputy minister that reorganization was occurring in the department, and also the regional offices and the superintendents were actively involved in the final consultation of the reorganization of the department. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.

Thank you. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As I have already stated prior to the questions that were posed to me concerning the reorganization, if we were to be making policy changes that would affect the municipalities directly, they would have active participation in the way the policy should be changed. However, because this reorganization did not involve any policy changes, it only involved the restructuring of headquarters, the communities were not consulted. Thank you.

Thank you. I just wanted to remind honourable Members that when you refer to a document, ensure that document has been tabled in the House before discussion is continued. Final supplementary, Mr. Zoe.

Thank you. I just want to remind honourable Members, once a document is tabled during a session and once a session is completed, the document does not belong to the House. It dies on the order paper like everything else. Therefore, when you are going to refer to a document within a particular session, please ensure that the document has been tabled. Thank you. The honourable Member for Baffin Central, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I don't believe my department contradicted the mission statement in this document. However, if we were changing the programs and our policies that affect the municipalities across the NWT, we would certainly have consulted with them. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Can the Minister tell us whether the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs has examined the effects of its recent reorganization on the relationship between the department and the NWT municipalities? Thank you.

Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am sure that our department is continually monitoring this. But because we have not had any feedback from the communities, I cannot inform this House what the status of that is to date.

Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. I understand that there is some confusion among the NWT municipalities. They are not sure who in the department is responsible for liaison with the NWT Association of Municipalities, especially with regard to resolutions made by the association. Can the Minister tell us who in the department has this responsibility? Mahsi.

Thank you. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Can the Member clarify the last sentence in his question, please?

Honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The question I would like the Minister to answer is, can the Minister tell us who, in the department, has the responsibility to liaise with the NWT Association of Municipalities, especially with regard to resolutions that this association has made? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My understanding is that it is my deputy minister.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you. Can the Minister commit to this House that the department will specify who has the responsibility to be the liaison with the NWT Association of Municipalities and inform this House immediately, once this has been done? Mahsi.

Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Mike.