Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The latest, as they say, is that tomorrow we will be meeting with most of the leadership of the aboriginal groups who are keenly interested in this accord. I'm optimistic, as I've said from the beginning, that we can make an arrangement. I had originally set a deadline of May 31st to see if there was a collective position we could take. There were some problems, as most Members know, with respect to the definition of self-government and how it related to this accord.

I think that with some of the groups -- not all of the groups, I have to be frank -- it appears we are close to a compromise in terms of making arrangements to move forward in reaching a collective position that we can take to the federal government. However, tomorrow I will meet directly with the political leadership. I've indicated to them, as I will indicate to this House, that if we reach an arrangement, it has to be made by the 14th of June, certainly prior to the closing of this Assembly.

I'm optimistic that the majority of the aboriginal groups, First Nations and claimant groups, will be with us as we move forward after the 15th to Ottawa to seek an arrangement to put additional revenue into the hands of this government to keep the level of services we currently have in place. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

The Minister responsible for Government Services and Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, it has not been reviewed yet. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister indicate the time frame it will take for Cabinet to review this proposal? Thank you.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have many issues on the Cabinet agenda, and this is just one of the many issues. We're setting up different Cabinet meetings for this week as well as next week to try to deal with all of them. It will be on the list with the rest. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I recognize that there are probably a lot of issues that Cabinet has to deal with. I would like to ask the Minister, would he be able to make a commitment and indicate whether a decision regarding the proposal submitted by the Dene-Metis to build a hangar in Fort Smith will be made prior to this session being concluded? Thank you.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can't make a commitment on behalf of my Cabinet colleagues about whether they will make a decision on any paper. But I will make a commitment that it will be presented to Cabinet prior to the end of the session, as soon as we get it on the agenda. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Public Works and I gave him a few hours' notice of this one today. The Minister knows that I have been very curious about the BIP status of Nova Construction, particularly about the place of residence of Mr. Mike Mrdjenovich, the owner of Nova. I recently received a letter from the Minister telling me that Nova is approved under the BIP and Mr. Mrdjenovich has a valid NWT health care card, driver's licence, maintains a Yellowknife address and phone number and, therefore, meets the current registration criteria of the BIP.

My question, Mr. Speaker, is I've checked the current Yellowknife phone directory and I've also asked for directory assistance and there is no listing for a Mr. Mike Mrdjenovich by any spelling. The Minister tells me in his letter that Mr. Mrdjenovich maintains a Yellowknife telephone number. Does the Minister have Mr. Mrdjenovich's phone number because it's not in the book and it's not in directory assistance. Thank you.

Minister of Public Works and Government Services...Point of order, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Point Of Order

We're all aware of the ruling presented to Members of this House respecting the naming of individuals of the public. I think Mr. Patterson, with all due respect, has not violated your ruling but has forgotten about it. I would like you to, possibly, review Hansard to see whether it is appropriate for Members like us to name specific individuals in questions to Ministers. Thank you.

Thank you. I understand that there is communication between Mr. Mrdjenovich and Mr. Morin and also that, as a shareholder, Mr. Mrdjenovich's name is public knowledge. The question is fair, it's not attacking the character of an individual, but asking for information about an individual. So, I see no point of order here. Mr. Patterson, your point of order.

I will decline, in light of your ruling, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

---Laughter

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have the principal owner of Nova Construction's phone number. It must be a private number that he doesn't want people to have. He hasn't even given it to me when he has called. But I do have his address, and it's: 5003 Forrest Drive. That's his house. And he does have a mortgage on that house with CIBC for $163,000.

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He pays $340 a week at nine per cent interest and he has over $35 million invested in property in the Northwest Territories. That's information he gave to my office about an hour ago. Thank you.