Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Standing Committee on Legislation has completed its review of Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 3. On December 8, 1993, the Legislative Assembly passed a motion that the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission review the electoral boundaries of the High Arctic, Kitikmeot, Kivallivik, Nunakput, Sahtu and Tu Nedhe in view of conforming to the division boundary.

The commission completed its review and made recommendations for the new electoral boundaries, however, the commission settled all the settled land claims areas when making their recommendation. This, of course, affected other electoral districts than those indicated in the motion for review.

Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 3 amends schedule A of the act and redefines electoral districts of the High Arctic, Nunakput, Sahtu, Tu Nedhe, North Slave and the Kitikmeot. Those districts have been amended to conform with the boundaries to divide the Northwest Territories. The bill also provides a definition of the Inuvialuit settlement area and the Nunavut settlement area for the purpose of the schedule.

On November 8, 1993, a motion to redescribe the electoral district boundaries...