Just very quickly, Mr. Chairman, I know Members are anxious to get on, I would like to say that I think it is an accomplishment that the formula has been frozen at the 1994-95 level. I know we're facing all kinds of pressures and it's not going to be easy living with those amounts, but, I think Mr. Pollard deserves credit for having achieved this feat.

I believe it is only due to his hard efforts and the relationship that he has developed with Mr. Martin that we were spared the knife this current fiscal year. I think there were bureaucrats and officials who would have advised that a harder line be taken with the Northwest Territories. It didn't happen, there was good reason it didn't happen, when one looks at the hits we've taken this year on health billings, forestry, and housing. We had a very good case to make but bureaucrats, particularly, and advisors are never as sympathetic as they should be to these realities we all understand in this House.

I would just like to have on record my gratitude to Mr. Pollard for the efforts he made and his achievement. It's no small achievement, Mr. Chairman, getting our grant frozen. Next year is another matter. It is going to be very much more difficult. Negotiating a new formula is another matter. But, I think we should stop for a minute and give credit to a very hard-working Minister who achieved something significant in getting the grant to the level we will be benefitting from this coming year. Thank you.

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