Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister responsible for recreation. We have recently learned that there are a couple of young skaters whose residency in the Northwest Territories is in question. The two young skaters are apparently living in Alberta and from the information that I have received, they have competed in the trials for the Arctic Winter Games and were successful in winning. The problem is that their residency is in question. From the information I have, they have never been residents of the Northwest Territories, but they've managed to acquire NWT health care cards.
At this time, it appears that nobody in the family is living in the Northwest Territories, although the father does have a business in Iqaluit. The Arctic Winter Games, from what I understand, is to help develop our youth, and I don't believe in times of restraint that we should be transporting southern people to the Arctic Winter Games when we're having a hard enough time transporting our own youth and participants. I would like to know if there is anything we can do. If these people do not qualify as residents, if there is any way that we can stop them from representing us? Thank you.