Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The government has not finalized the policy on self-government, including taking a position on what should be the purpose and the scope of regional government institutions. Government will await the results of the Forum '96 conference before it formulates any self-government policies. When we met with the Aboriginal Summit -- I believe it was last month -- they raised that concern at that time, that we shouldn't be developing policies without their input on aboriginal self government or regional government. So we are going to wait and work with them leading up to that forum.

There are some sources we can look at for guidance in getting to that end result, Mr. Speaker. The general consensus from the CDSC constitutional conference in 1995 concluded that the government must be the basis of any new structure. The community must be a basis of any new structure of government. All four levels of government --community, aboriginal, regional and central --are necessary. There is a need for a central government that is community driven. Communities should have the power to form regional and district governments. While the primary focus of self government will be shifting the power to the communities, there will clearly be a role for regional institutions, particularly suggesting that certain decisions should be made and programs and services delivered at a regional level. I am confident that self-government negotiations will determine the appropriate division of governmental authority and responsibility within the regions. With that, thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you. As I mentioned earlier, we are working with the Aboriginal Summit and we are working up to Forum '96 that will be held in the latter part of April or early May. Hopefully out of that, there will be some very clear direction of where we're going to go in the 1990s with our aboriginal partners to establish a new Western Territory. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Miltenberger.

Minister of Renewable Resources, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. The question has been taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Ootes.

Minister of Transportation, Mr. Antoine.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I said a couple of days ago to another Member's question that at the present time there are no negotiations of any kind in terms of dollars or anything with this Canarctic Shipping Company. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Miltenberger.

Minister of Renewable Resources, Mr. Kakfwi.

Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Henry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Public Works and Services. Has the privatization plan for computers systems and services, been developed, and, if so, what information or consultation with local businesses was used in the development of this plan?

Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Arlooktoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is true, last week the Premier did announce that the government will be privatizing the computer services function of the Government of the Northwest Territories, partly in response to

industry's request and the fact that they have been saying they can do it better and cheaper.

At this time, the different government departments are looking at what needs they have in the area of computer services, what they do now. Coming out of that will be implementation plans, and during that time there will be information gathering from different areas of the community, including industry. They will be consulted.