Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I want to really emphasize that I don't have any criticism of the approach of Nunavut towards division. My concern is that because the approach in Nunavut is federal government backed, they have

a more direct pipeline and they have an institutional advantage, as it were, in all discussions to do with division.

It seems to me that we have to come up with, in the west, some equivalent body with an equal sort of status and an equal pipeline into Ottawa. Otherwise, inevitably, there will be serious problems down the road as we try to deal with the thorny issue of division.

My question to the Premier is, has the Premier thought about some kind of an institutional body in the west, whether it's an interim division Commissioner in the west or some other such body that has the same sort of access to the federal government as the interim Commissioner in Nunavut will have? Is the government looking at some possibilities to ensure equity of access and equity of opportunity to make sure that the debate is fair and no misunderstandings will arise? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.