Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In looking at the Canada/NWT cooperation agreements and the financial statement that both governments have to sign for the years 1994 and 1995, the Executive department, specifically the official languages unit, lapsed money to the tune of $80,000 for contracting services that could have been used to contract someone to come up with a recommendation to the territorial government on the directives. I wonder, Mr. Speaker, why that money was not used for contracting services so they would at

least have recommendations in front of them to guide them as they are developing guidelines. Thank you.

Madam Premier.

Mr. Speaker, I would have to ask for clarification on what $80,000 the Member is referring to. I'm not aware that we lapsed any dollars at all this year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Allooloo, would you clarify the $80,000.

Mr. Speaker, I'm specifically referring to the financial statement that is under the agreement as an activity report signed by both governments. I can see the Premier's aide was one of the signatories to the statement stating that there was a sum of $80,000 that was returned to the federal government as unspent money in the previous year. Thank you.

Madam Premier.

Mr. Speaker, I would like some clarification on what previous year. Specifically, which year are we talking about, Mr. Speaker?

Mr. Allooloo, would you clarify that?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The previous fiscal year. Not this fiscal year; the previous one, 1993-94.

Madam Premier, are you clear now?

Mr. Speaker, as all Members know in the Legislative Assembly, in the previous agreement we had with the federal government, the terms and conditions of that agreement specified exactly how we should spend the money and on what areas the money was to be expended. There was very little flexibility in moving money around if we didn't spend it in a certain category. The Member is asking a specific question: if a certain amount of money was unspent in 1993-94, why it was not used for a consultant to do a specific job? I would have to look back and see whether the dollars were available for that specific category and say why that money wasn't used. Perhaps it was done in a different way.

At this point in time, I will take that question as notice and try to look into it. I assume that it's 1993-94, and in relation to the consultant that could have been hired. Thank you.

Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Zoe.

Thank you. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The draft report has been submitted to the steering committee currently overseeing the report, and they expect to make their comments back to the consultants very shortly after the review which is taking place this week. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.

Minister Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll endeavour to consult with the department and the steering committee to see what kind of time frame they are looking at now, but I can say that I intend to table the report before the House adjourns. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier. Mr. Speaker, I've learned that reduced funding under the languages agreement with Heritage Canada will cut back French services in the Northwest Territories even more than aboriginal languages. I would like to ask the Premier if she and her government are open to receiving advice from L'Association Franco-Tenoise on how the GNWT's legal obligations to deliver French language services might be modified in light of the reduced funding now available. Thank you.

Madam Premier.

Mr. Speaker, we have in the past had continuing consultation with the association and continue to do so. If there is any help or direction that can be provided, we would be pleased to continue the working relationship. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.