Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, one of the things that the federal Minister and I have been trying to do is get the tax people into the smaller communities in the Northwest Territories so that they can explain how the tax system works, why the rates are the way they are, what the deductibles are and so on. I'm hoping that as we progress through these community visits, the kind of question that I'm being asked right now will be answered directly to the community residents themselves. I'm only guessing, Madam Speaker, that they probably have to pay large, lump sum amounts simply because they may not have contributed throughout the year. I think that's one of the things that we'll be suggesting, is that there be some kind of arrangement made whereby they can pay throughout the year.

Why do they pay Revenue Canada, Madam Speaker? They pay Revenue Canada because under the Canadian tax system, everybody except Quebec works along with the Canadian government. We usually set our taxes in the Northwest Territories, Yukon or in the provinces, except Quebec, as a percentage of the federal tax. So the federal government levies an income tax on people. We levy an income tax as a percentage of the federal amount and the federal government collects it and remits it back to the provinces and the territories, Madam Speaker. Thank you.