Thank you. Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.

Madam Speaker, I will have a better idea in four or five months. I know what Mr. Whitford is referring to. Those people who are self-employed, draw by way of dividends, shareholders loans, et cetera, and they are not paying the payroll tax because they are not on the payroll. I regret to inform him that, to date, I have not been able to devise a way through the payroll tax whereby we could net those people. So if we are going to do anything, Madam Speaker, it is going to have to be done by another means. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.

Thank you. Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Arngna'naaq.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I don't know if there is a standard for fire fighting equipment. I will take the question as notice. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Natilikmiot, Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is directed to the Premier. A few years ago, there was a wonderful plan of this government to decentralize government services and programs from regions to smaller communities. In this case, in the Natilikmiot region, we have very few government services and programs decentralized to Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak -- formerly Spence Bay -- and none in Pelly Bay. Through you, Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the Premier if she would provide me with a list of services and programs that will be decentralized to Pelly Bay, Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak. Thank you.

Thank you. Madam Premier.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes, I will provide a list of some of the services that were transferred. However, from my recollection, most of the transfers were from Cambridge to Coppermine, not in the other direction. But I think there might have been one or two positions. I will provide that information. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Renewable Resources. I raised this question a few years ago. It is with regard to Fort Liard and the trappers and the traditional grounds in BC. The BC border is only 20 miles to the south. The traditional grounds are in BC. They are told by the renewable resource officers in BC that if they hunt on their traditional grounds, they can be charged. Has the Minister's department done anything to deal with his counterparts from the province of British Columbia to look into this situation? Mahsi.

Thank you. Minister of Renewable Resources, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Whitford.

Thank you. Madam Premier.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In the January 14 letter to the Honourable David Collenette, Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans' Affairs, we did, again, raise strong opposition. As all the Members know, there have been several resolutions and motions in this House opposing cruise missile testing. Earlier, it was reported in the House of Commons that they did not intend to continue with the missile testing. But upon reviewing their position, I guess there was some type of commitment they had to live up to, or obligation that the federal government had to live up to.

The federal government has indicated that they plan to proceed with two missile testings. Then, after that, they would be reviewing and evaluating the whole issue. At this point in time we have not received a written message back from the federal government that they would consult with the Northwest Territories government, however it's been stated in the House of Commons that they do intend to consult when they are reviewing the whole operation of cruise missile testing. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.

There were two questions, Mr. Whitford. Madam Premier.

Madam Speaker, because of the Members' very strong opposition to cruise missiles, I thought it was necessary, as Government Leader, to compose a letter and send it to the Minister responsible at the federal level. However, I've requested that the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, along with the federal Minister, would be the lead contact in this matter. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Amittuq, Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Some time ago, prior to 1987, there was a question posed to the government from the Member for High Arctic, with regard to photo flashes that happened between 1955 and 1958 in the north Baffin area during the darkest time. I'm not too sure who to address my question to, maybe to the Premier. I remember when I was a kid playing outside, the night became brighter than daylight. During the darkest time, the sun is away for a period of time. That experience was experienced by lots of hunters. It was really scary. Later on we learned that the US government was doing some studies. From the airplanes they would drop something. Just following that they would

photograph it with classes of photos, how it was descending. To this day, the Member for High Arctic and I have never found out what they were experimenting with. I would like to know if the government could attempt to find out, on behalf of the people of north Baffin, what that material was that was being photographed? Thank you.