Thank you, colleagues. I can give a commitment to the honourable Member that I will make every effort to work with my colleagues to ensure we get through the process. I know the Minister responsible for House duties here, the House Leader, has made every effort to support me in this direction and I appreciate that. I hope I can respond positively to the honourable Member. We have Cabinet processes to go through, but it is our intention to try to work this through to present some documentation to the House.

Final supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I recognize what the Minister is saying about the process but I would like to ask the Minister if he can indicate to this House whether or not he will make a commitment to bring the proposed Education Act prior to this session breaking this month. Thank you.

Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What I was trying to say is that I'm trying to work on this. If I can get it done, we will do the job. If I have the support of my colleagues to bring it forward then, obviously, things will work out. The other thing is, with the information I have, I'm not sure whether we have a break. So, I guess the question is, what happens with regard to that.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Zoe.

Minister of Transportation, Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The early closure of the winter roads was part of our OPPLAN reduction process. It's also part of our discussions under way with the federal agencies with respect to Fisheries and the Environment. It was primarily an OPPLAN reduction process, but there were also some environmental discussions under way with Fisheries and Oceans, et cetera. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.

Mr. Todd

No, Mr. Speaker. We are not in the fiscal position to reconsider at this time.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.

Minister Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand the importance of these winter roads. I wouldn't want anybody to think I don't. I know that we've had a long history in the effectiveness of them. I'm not sure what the legalities are of what the honourable Member is offering, which I appreciate. I would have to check into it with the department and see what our legal obligations are as it relates to safety, et cetera, but I do appreciate his kind offer at this time. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Patterson.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. Mr. Speaker, I know that it has been decided to assess the total household income now, and that this would require a change in the manner of collecting rent from what was done before. Has the corporation, in planning for the new scale, figured out precisely how they will organize the leases and hold people responsible for collecting rent, when there are a number of income earners in a household and those income earners may change from month to month? Has it been worked out? Thank you.

Question period has lapsed. I will ask the Minister to respond.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my understanding that the Housing Corporation will be working with the local housing authorities to enable them to develop plans on how to collect the rents and to develop leases; so, for example, if an elder is in a unit with two sons who are able and capable of working and they are working, the elder would only pay $1-a-year lease and the sons would be assessed and their rent would be paid directly to the local housing organization. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Clerk.

Mr. Speaker, in accordance with rules 42(1) and (3), I wish to report that a petition, Petition No. 3-12(7), on behalf of the residents of Repulse Bay has been filed. Mr. Speaker, the petition contains 104 signatures.

The people who signed the petition would like the early release on parole of Mr. Simeonie Natsiq.

Mr. Speaker, the petition has listed 11 ways in which the community would benefit if early parole were granted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Lewis.