Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to the honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Mr. Speaker, some time ago, there was a news release regarding the construction of the airport in Pelly Bay. According to the news release, a group indicated its displeasure of having the hamlet council of Pelly Bay being the project manager of this construction project.

The Minister of MACA and Transportation will recall the meeting we had with the mayor of Pelly Bay, myself and one representative from Pelly Bay; that the indication was all three parties -- in this case, MACA, Transportation and the hamlet council of Pelly Bay -had agreed that this would be the best approach. The hamlet of Pelly Bay has demonstrated in the post their ability to do the project. It has a very good track record. It has hired locally. It has provided training. According to the mayor of Pelly Bay and myself, the project was to go ahead.

Will the honourable Minister honour the decision that was made by the hamlet council of Pelly Bay and the government of this day to go ahead with the airport project with the hamlet council being the project manager? Will she agree that this project will go ahead as decided by three parties? Thank you.

Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mrs. Thompson.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I fully understand his question, and I am aware of the situation. Whenever we can, we have to hire local people because they should be able to start managing their projects. I fully support that it should go through, and I will get my officials to look into this and will advise the Member of my findings. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Justice. With the recent retirement of Justice de Weerdt, could the Minister inform this House of the process for the appointment of said replacement for the Honourable Justice de Weerdt? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister of Justice, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As recently as about three weeks ago, I spoke to the federal Minister, the Honourable Allan Rock, about the possibility of filling the fourth Supreme Court position. He said he was going to take a look at it and advise me, and, as it now stands, we are waiting to hear back from that. I will also, Mr. Speaker, follow up the matter with the federal Justice Minister. Thank you.

Item 6, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Do I take it that this government would recommend certain names of individuals for this appointment?

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that is the process, Mr. Speaker, and if I'm incorrect, I'll advise the Member right away. Thank you.

Item 6, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Mr. Speaker, has the Minister looked at maybe having the position of the new justice who will be appointed placed in Nunavut, where we don't have that position at the present time?

Thank you. Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That would certainly be the first option the way I see it. In preparation for Nunavut and Nunavut itself having to establish its judicial system, it would make sense that there would be a Supreme Court that would have jurisdiction in the Nunavut area. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to try my question again concerning housing, if that's permissible.

I am sorry, Mr. Picco. The question was taken as notice. If you can, rephrase your question to the appropriate Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of FMBS concerning staff housing. Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories is aggressively moving out of the staff housing market. My question for the Minister is, what process have we put in place to make sure that -- for example, when employees are being moved intercommunity on new appointments or transfers -that there's adequate housing available for them? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. It's the same question, Mr. Picco. I didn't hear it being rephrased, so I must rule that the question has already been taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Krutko.

Minister of the Financial Management Board, Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The intention is, as I said earlier last week to a question, that the 500 plus units that are currently not being sold would once again be offered to our employees -- we will be writing to them very shortly -- at a substantive discount. Should the employees not purchase the units that they're currently in, we're working out the formula as to an appropriate process for the tendering of those units. I will take the comments by my honourable colleague, Mr. Krutko, into consideration. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.