Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to commend the Premier on his recent statement that he is going to table the paper regarding the amalgamation of Transportation, Housing Corporation, Public Services into the Legislative Assembly for public debate.

I just wanted to mention that there seems to be a little bit of reorganizing of history here in this paper. The Premier indicated that the 12th Assembly recognized changes needed so they began redesigning and restructuring Government and then the process reorganized departments. That, when this Assembly took office last fall we all made a commitment to continue that process. He indicated that our first step was altering the creation of the Department of Resources, Wildlife, and Economic Development. Next step, was the dismantling of the Department of Safety and Public Services. He forgot to mention the dismantling of Personnel, but he mentioned that he also continued that the consolidation of our infrastructure departments will complete the process of organizational reform.

Mr. Speaker, I feel that we as MLA's were taken advantage of, because these things did go through the committees, and we all felt that at some point we will all have our say and agree to, or say nay, to these things, but that did not happen, and I take a strong exception when I see, that it says here, that we all made a commitment to continue that process and it lays out these things which I never agreed to. Thank you.

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Thank you. Member's statement? Returns to oral questions. Returns to oral questions. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Mr. Evaloarjuk.

(translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize the Chairperson of the Baffin Division of the Board of Education, Mr. Joe Atikitalluq.

Welcome to the Assembly. Recognition of visitors in the gallery, Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also recognize, a colleague, Board Chairperson, Joe Atikitalluq. Thank you.

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Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Oral questions, Mr. Krutko.

The Minister of Justice, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes I can confirm that based on current funding that appropriations that were dedicated for the Aklavik correctional centre was reprofiled into capital contributions for operators, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral question, supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Ng?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, operators of wilderness operations camps can apply to the Department for one time capital contributions to assist them, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Oral question, supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have indicated in the past that yes, I think that Aklavik, given their expectations to have a community correctional centre there, that is no longer available for funding, that we would give them serious priority and consideration in any proposals that would come forward from that community, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Oral questions? Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, first of all there were no cuts to the Tl'oondih funding. Contrary to that, as I have indicated in the past, we provided some funding from program areas within the Department of Health and Social Services to try to assist them in financing their operations. In respect to the correctional facility, that was originally designated for Aklavik, unfortunately, the Department of Justice did not have any operational dollars approved for that facility, and that was one of the reasons why the decision was made to reprofile those monies to capital contributions first of all to try to spread out the amount of dollars to a number of communities to allow them the opportunity to establish wilderness camp operations, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions, Mr. Miltenberger.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.