Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is still unclear, at this point in time, whether or not those funds will be coming to this government to provide training. That is one of the issues that needs to be addressed. I am hopeful that the Nunavut Arctic College will be seen as the lead agency in providing that training in the Nunavut region. Again, it isn't something that I can speak about today.

I would certainly hope that we will be able to provide as much of the training as possible in the period leading up to division on April 1, 1999. One complicating factor will be that I understand the federal funds are offered over a four year period. We need to get as much of that training done in three years, if we want to achieve a representative workforce by April 1, 1999.

So there are a number of issues, Mr. Speaker, that still have to be examined. I cannot give the Member the clear answer he is looking for today, but I do hope to be able to do that very soon. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.