Mr. Speaker, prior to dealing with the immediate question, just so it is clear, I think the honourable Member has taken note of the 1993-94 annual report of the NWT Liquor Commission which reports on the statistics of the number of liquor inspections in each community. I just want to advise the honourable Members that this information had not been included in any of the previous reports. In fact, what it now does is give us a better understanding of the work and the commitment of this department in making sure the public knows what is happening with liquor regulation in the Northwest Territories.

The honourable Member also pointed out, Mr. Speaker, her concern about the number of inspections that were carried out in Yellowknife, in particular in 1993-94. There were 205 inspections in Yellowknife and she pointed out that, in comparative terms, there were more inspections carried out in Fort Smith. What's interesting, Mr. Speaker, is that the inspection frequency that occurred in Yellowknife increased by 49 per cent since 1993-94 in Yellowknife. In other words, we've increased the total amount of inspections, as a result of the information that has been brought to our attention. So we are, in fact, already carrying out more inspections than we ever have before here in the city of Yellowknife and generally, right across the Northwest Territories.

I also want to make the honourable Member aware that her concern regarding the frequency of inspections is a very valid one and we're certainly trying to do our best, as a department, to determine how often we carry out our inspections. I would like to thank the honourable Member for raising those elements of our responsibility. It's our view that we should carry out our responsibility in a responsible fashion.

The "where" and "when" questions that she also raised previously with regard to the policy are also valid ones and we should, as a department, be able to work those issues out over the next year. Certainly as a result of our consultations and the legislative work we're carrying out, we'll be able to identify those issues as part of legislative requirements as well.