Thank you Mr. Speaker. I am experiencing deja vu. Of course, during my line of questioning, I will refresh the Premier. He kept telling me that indeed we did publish these numbers and figures, and I burnt the midnight oil. I see Mr. Todd talking to the Premier, I am sure Mr. Todd remembers the line of questioning too. Indeed we do publish it. But it does not break down into the public accounts record of the Northwest Territories, what are sole source and what are negotiated. So the motion that Mr. Morin needs to remember, basically stated that this House recommended that we would publish the contracts, break them down by negotiated, sole source, and publicly tendered. So I would ask Mr. Morin, after knowing, and after listening to me, and Mr. Todd, his confidante, maybe Mr. Morin now could answer my question. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Morin.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, in talking to my Minister Responsible for the Department of Public Works and Government Services, who is in charge of the majority of the contracts under this government, and who understands the document, he said it reads fairly easily. But he would be willing to sit down tomorrow anytime with Mr. Picco to explain it to him so that he could understand it. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Oral questions on the Supplementary. Mr. Picco.

Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the fudge factor is working overtime. I will be happy to sit down with the Minister of Public Works tomorrow and demonstrate to him that, indeed, it is not there. And then I will be back tomorrow with some more questions for my honourable colleague, the Premier. Thank you.

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Thank you. The question is to a different minister, so it is out of order. I also would like to remind the members about their questions. You have a preamble, then you have three supplementaries. You do not repeat your same preamble, and all the questions. Just to remind the members to have your preamble, and then ask your questions in three supplementaries. Oral questions. Mr. Barnabas. Point of order. Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Todd was talking and I could not hear what you had to say. Could you just say that again for me regarding the preamble. I could not hear you over Mr. Todd.

It is not a point of order, but for clarification, to remind the Members that when you get up to ask a question you have an opportunity to explain your question, the preamble. Then you ask your question. Then you ask three questions to the response of what the Ministers have to say. I am just reminding the Members not to continuously have the preamble and then the questions for all the questions. You should only have one preamble and then your supplementary questions. Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends) ...and resulted drastically during the summer and one of the largest reductions was to the project to upgrade the airport in Resolute Bay. This is the central hub for air transportation in the entire Canadian High Arctic. It is critical to the health and safety of my constituents and plays a critical role in the economic development plans for the region. The airport is very old and in need of major upgrading. My question is to the Minister of Transportation. Could he please explain to this House the

decision made by his department of the cut from this project? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Resolute Bay air terminal building is going to be replaced. The original plan was to begin the construction in the 1996/97 year, finishing off in 1998/99. The new plan is to finish the construction at the same time, 1998/99. However, there are some changes this year because the project was delayed because of the inability to confirm the requirements of the flight service station from the federal government. We waited for the federal government to make a decision as to whether or not they were going to have the flight service station in it. Up to this point in time, they have not decided. As a result of that, the plan for the airport terminal building was to include this flight service station which is at the considerable cost of $1.6 million. As a result of the delay and waiting for the federal government to make a decision, we have decided that it is too late to do anything this year, so we have delayed this project. Some work will be done this year, and the bulk of the work will start next year with the conclusion of the project at the same time in 1998/99 as the original plan. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ministers. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister of Transportation please explain how this project will improve the transportation and safety in the High Arctic when the status of the airport will be reduced from its current level "A". Thank you.

Thank you. If the Minister feels comfortable enough to answer, go ahead.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the airport terminal building that the department is planning to build here is a substantial building and will include a CARS operation in there. At some point in time in the future, if the federal government so decides to put a flight service station at Resolute Bay -- it is not up to us to decide, it is the federal government to decide if they are going to have the flight service station in there -- then, they will have to make their own plans in putting the flight service station there which would probably mean a stand alone building sometime in the future. At the present time, to do the job, to put the airport terminal building in there, we are making provisions for a CARS operation in there which is substantially less than what the flight service station would have had.

It is a question of safety. We know the airport terminal building is going to be a new building and it is going to provide the type of facility that is required in Resolute Bay. Thank you.

Oral questions. Mr. Enuaraq.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The people in Clyde River have asked for a wharf for a number of years now and also this summer. I have met with the Department of Transportation this past summer and they have found some funding to build this wharf. Mr. Speaker, the question I have for the Minister of Transportation is, how much funding is available for this in Clyde River? Thank you.

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Clyde River breakwater is in the Department of Transportation's capital plan. It is estimated at $1.25 million at the present time. This current year, we are finalizing the design to complete it and it is $25,000. Hopefully the rest

of the construction will start in 1997/98. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Erasmus.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Finance. Mr. Speaker, we have heard the public statements by the Premier and the Minister of Finance and that they are trying to negotiate benefit impact agreements with BHP so that they can ensure there are jobs for northerners and business opportunities for northern businesses. My question to the Minister is, at what stage are these negotiations between the GNWT and BHP?

Mr. Premier.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. These negotiations are at the very final stages. I believe we have until October 8th to finalize these negotiations. This is when another paper will go to Cabinet for a final decision on the BHP project. The negotiations are going fairly well, and this is the final week that we have right now -- about two or three more days. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.