Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The status of the Cabinet submission of Nunavut, as we understand it, the federal Cabinet is considering a Cabinet submission on Nunavut planning as early as mid-March. We do have a concern that the Cabinet submission may not adequately address all relevant issues. We're also concerned that neither the GNWT nor NTI have been involved significantly in the preparation of the numbers to put that submission forward.

We have been involved in submissions with the federal government in recent weeks. Simply stated, we are not satisfied with the current level of federal disclosure of how they propose to deal with issues like incremental funding, for example. Further discussions are to take place with NTI and NIC later this week. We have been advised in the last day or so that senior officials from DIAND will participate in those discussions by telephone conversation. This is a start towards getting the process, the way we see it, back to where it should be. We must have a multi-party cooperative process to build towards successful completion of division, not only in Nunavut but also the new Western Territory. Thank you.