Mr. Speaker, the language agreement and the programs under the language agreement are an ongoing issue. The government is aware that there is a requirement to develop a better base for enhancing the programs. I believe in terms of the enhancement and maintenance of the program, that the Minister of Education would be in a better position to answer that particular question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just for the information of my honourable colleagues, I believe that is one of the reasons we had concern about the various locations in our government with regard to terminologists. In other words, we had groups that were in different departments. What we needed to do was bring together a collective approach on addressing technical terms, whether they be in health or in the area of legal definitions. Part of that also requires us to review the whole matter of interpreter/translator training, because that work has to be part of the delivery of that particular component.

So we take the concern that the honourable Member has raised seriously. That is why we're trying to ensure that we deliver the best training programs and the best support services that we can in a collective manner. That is why we have raised that particular concern. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to address, through you, a question to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. The question is with regard to legal interpreting. We have a situation in Dettah where the services of the two people who were laid off would have come in very usefully. However, they were laid off. Now we're waiting for a program to take shape. My point here is that we had people in place who could do the work, but they've been laid off, and now another department has taken over this responsibility and

we're into an area where these programs are being developed. What changes have been made to the operations of the program, if such a program exists now? Thank you.

Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to advise the honourable Member that that particular matter is presently under review. We had a contract for a group to carry out that review. In fact, one of the portions was to consult the appropriate language groups so they were satisfied with the approach we were taking or the training we were offering. The other component is that we had to meet the determination as to which organization actually assumed the responsibility for the delivery of training.

The issue here can't be simply a matter of personalities. The fact is that there is still a lot of work with regard to terminology, both in the legal and in the health sense, that is very important to our people. The Dene languages, particularly, need to have the work done in a collective sense. In other words, we can't have one department assuming the responsibility for dealing with terminology, another department dealing with that issue, then having, for instance, the language bureau responsible for one portion of the training, Arctic College assuming the responsibility for another component of the training; then, we also have the cultural institutes that are also wanting to get involved in the whole matter of training. So this issue of all these components has to be reviewed, and we have to deliver the best services -- as the honourable Member has suggested -- to our aboriginal community; both the Inuktitut-speaking community and the Dene community.

Thank you. You have one final supplementary to the Minister of Education, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My final supplementary to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment; if the present training program has been developed...There was a training program that was field-monitored and tested, is it going to be modified by interpreters? Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Nerysoo.

Mr. Speaker, I think there is a necessity for us to ensure we're responding to the appropriate language community in order for them to receive the best support possible. If there is a requirement to address the issue of training and to improve that training program consultation, Mr. Speaker, we will certainly ensure that that happens. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Again, I will remind Members that when they ask questions, they ask the questions of the appropriate Ministers. It is quite unfair to other Members when Members ask questions and another Minister has to respond. We have in this case, Mr. Antoine asking at least six questions at any given one time. I will ask the Members to make sure the appropriate Ministers respond to the questions asked. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.

Minister of Transportation, Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wasn't aware of this problem. I'll have it looked into and if there was a glitch in the computer system, we'll have that corrected post-haste. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.

Mr. Todd.

Mr. Speaker, I don't believe that we give notice of renewals of licences at this time. Do we? I'm not sure about the answer to this question, so I'll take it as notice. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Todd. The question has been taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Allooloo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Premier a question. Last week, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Koe asked when the handbook for official languages implementation would be ready. We are now six months past the time when the Minister originally said the document would be ready. In developing the handbook, it is critical that there be consultation with aboriginal groups. These groups represent the people directly affected by the process and procedures which will be established in the handbook. Can the Premier describe how aboriginal groups and other language interest groups were consulted during the development of the handbook? Thank you.

Madam Premier.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Allooloo.