Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The negotiations for self-government in the Northwest Territories will surely entail elements now held by this government. That is, there are certain programs and services that this government is mandated and funded to carry out, and part of the self-government discussion is going to include how programs and services for aboriginal people will be taken, perhaps, from this government into the realm of the self-government institutions that aboriginal people will set up.

So, it is the view of this government, as well as the federal government, that it is important to ensure an orderly process for negotiations and transition -- if it should come to that -- of the delivery of programs and services and that this government should be fully involved in self-government negotiations. Thank you.