Thank you Mr. Chairman. In the previous Assemblies, there has been changes to the capital plan. As far as accountability is concerned, we are accountable to the House, and accountable to the committees. Whenever we make a change, we bring that back to the committee. I have already said earlier today that that community hall or that building in Simpson anyhow, the one that MACA is doing, is that we should put that building on hold until we can put through the process, because that is a new project. Okay.
What we should also look at doing is that when there is money to be moved, and there will be money that needs to be moved. There is no doubt in my mind, that is going to have to happen. Then we should discuss a process of how a new capital project comes into the process in mid-year. I think that between whatever committee is in charge of that, and the Minister of FMB should be able to work that out. So that you can work out a process. At all times, you must understand there will be money moved from time to time. All we have to figure out, is how we do that. So that you do not tie the hands of government so tight so that there is no movement of dollars. I commit to Members that I will ask John to work with the proper committee and then we can come back into committee of the whole, and you can work out the motions it takes to take care of that issue.
Just to go back to communication. When I was a Minister of the Housing Corporation, I had a hard time convincing people that I did not walk around the territories with houses in my back pocket. They were all allocated from a needs process. The needs process is what drove the allocation. So in some cases, things happen so that one community would need three or four houses, maybe in the Eastern Arctic. And it was usually in the Eastern Arctic. They could not build all their houses. So I might borrow from Whale Cove, three or four houses. But I let the Member know. I am borrowing two or three houses from you this year, and I am lending them to Lac La Martre. Next year, you will get your three or four houses back, and Lac La Martre loses three or four houses out of their allocation. It is straightforward. It is communication. That is the Minister's job.
And I will make sure that the Ministers do that job. If money is being moved in the ridings, and if it affects any Member of this Assembly, the Ministers will communicate. That is the way you should do business. And I agree with that. So that should put that item to bed. Now, all we have to really discuss is the process of how, if, and it is very very seldom, if a new project has to come into the capital process, how do you do that. If you are not satisfied that is there now, let us change it. We have that ability. But let us do that through consultation between ordinary Members, whether it be the Ops Committee, or whoever, and the Minister of the Financial Management Board. Thank you.