Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Our government also has a transportation strategy in place and is being updated now through the Minister of Transportation.

I'm sure that he will share it with the Members once he has it updated to reflect this new government's direction. I also understand that there was a strategy from the federal government; roads to resources. I'm sure Mr. Ootes would know about that. That's way before my time.

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I'm sure we could look into that, as well. But I've heard about that from old-timers in the North, so I will take a look at that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Morin. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know for sure that he's older than myself. I can vaguely remember the work north, was it called?

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Hire north? It was called 'work north" first, when the late Rudy Steiner first ran it in Hay River, then it went to "hire north." That was an excellent program. We do have more heavy equipment operators trained, per capita, than any other place in Canada, I believe. Hopefully that will start to pay off with mining development now. Any opportunity that we do have to extend the Mackenzie Valley Highway up to Tuktoyaktuk, that would be the proper approach to use; use northerners to build it, do training programs and try to get the best bang for the dollar. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Mr. O'Brien.

Report On Bills 7, 10 And 12

Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bills 7, 10 and 12, and wish to report that Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, and Bill

12, Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2, are now ready for Committee of the Whole. Further, Mr. Speaker, that Bill 10, Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1996-97, is now ready for Committee of the Whole as amended and reprinted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Arlooktoo.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table the following document: Tabled Document 52-13(3), Nunavut Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement Interim Implementation Measures, Article 24, NFA.

Thank you. I also wish to table Tabled Document 53-13(3), Report of the Auditor General of Canada that deals with other matters arising from the audit of the accounts and financial statements of the Government of the Northwest Territories for the year ended March 31, 1995.

Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 24, 1996, I will move that Bill 14, Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 3, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act; Bill 11, Appropriation Act, 1996-97; Committee Report 1-13(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 1996-97 Main Estimates; Committee Report 2-13(3), Standing Committee on Infrastructure Report on the Review of the 1996-97 Main Estimates; Committee Report 3-13(3), Standing Committee on Resource Management and Development Report on the Review of the 1996-97 Main Estimates; Committee Report 4-13(3), Standing Committee on Social Programs Report on the Review of the 1996-97 Main Estimates; and, Tabled Document 1-13(3), Report of the Commission on MLA Compensation, with Mr. Steen in the chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We will continue the departmental review of Bill 11, Appropriation Act, 1996-97. We were doing the Department of Justice with Mr. Ng. We would like to continue with that.

Agreed.

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Agreed.

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Yes, Mr. Chairman.