Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Normally, when people negotiate, the negotiate from certain positions and it is just the way our government does business. We do not put our negotiation position in the newspapers we take it to the table instead and try to work with people we are negotiating with in order to come to an agreement that is good for the Northwest Territories, good for the people Of the Northwest Territories and the businesses of the Northwest Territories and also good for the company. So that is the approach that we have taken and I do not think we are going to change that approach. I think it is better to do business that way.

Once we have come to an agreement we will be talking to all members of this assembly on what is in that agreement. Whether or not I can release it publicly I do not know. It is going to be an agreement between a company and ourselves so that type of decision will have to be made jointly. Also I would have to talk to my Cabinet colleagues about that.

So with that, Mr. Speaker, no we do not have an agreement right now with the company on whether or not we should release any part of it. Thank you.

Thank you. Question period is now over. Written questions. Returns to written questions. Mr. Kakfwi.

Mr. Speaker, Return to Written Question 6-13(3) asked by Mr. Barnabas and responded to by the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development concerning a Nanisivik Mine Training and Employment Agreement.

Thank you. Returns to written questions. Replies to opening address. Replies to opening address. Reports of Standing or Special Committees. Petitions. Petitions, Mr. Henry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition No. 57-13(3) containing 2979 signatures from residents of Yellowknife. Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request and urge the Government of the Northwest Territories to retain Northwest Territories as our name when two separate territories are formed in 1999, for these reasons.

First, Northwest Territories is an historical name northerners of every race claim with pride. Their pride is one of the few common bonds we have as Dene, Metis, Inuit and all other Northerners. We need all the unity we can muster to build a new territory. And, secondly, Northwest Territories conveys an exciting and intriguing image for tourism, accurately describes what our new territory will be physically and it's a name known worldwide today. We spent millions establishing that recognition. Why spend another fortune to start over again. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Tabling of Documents, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Petitions, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you. Item ten, petitions, Mr. Enuaraq.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present Petition No. 66-13(3) dealing with the matter of a request for the early parole of Mr. James Jaypoody from the Baffin Correctional Centre.

Mr. Speaker, the Petition No. 66-13(3) contains 152 signatures and Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request that Mr. James Jaypoody be considered for approval of early parole and that he be allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence because he is an elder, he has a heart condition and the petitioners are confident that he is not a threat to the community. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Mr. Henry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I apologize for not bringing this up at the same time.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to present Petition No. 67-13(3) dealing with the matter of the naming of the new western territory after division. Mr. Speaker, the petition contains 98 signatures from residents of Yellowknife, and Mr. Speaker the petition requests; we, the undersigned, are not in agreement with changing the name of the Northwest Territories. The

Northwest Territories has placed an important role in Canadian history and the name should remain the same. The cost involved in changing the name should be reason enough not to consider a name change. In these days of fiscal restraint. This is not good place to start. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Alright. Item 11, Report of Standing and Special Committees. Item 12, reports of Committees on the Review of Bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Miltenberger.

Item 13, tabling of documents. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Your point of order, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Mr. Kakfwi you do not have a point of order. A member can table any documents as long as he or she makes a brief statement about the documents.

Mr. Kakfwi, your point of privilege.