Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My colleagues, good afternoon. Mr. Speaker, there have been a number of concerns expressed in this Assembly about the adequacy of the funding announced recently by the federal government for Nunavut. I am very much looking forward to learning more about exactly what the federal government is planning on spending on education and infrastructure in Nunavut. We need to know who will be responsible for managing these expenditures. We need to have more detail about what capital projects the federal government is planning.

All these questions, and more, should be asked of Mr. Irwin and his officials when he meets with the Nunavut Caucus and Nunavut leaders in Arviat this coming weekend.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to note today that it appears that the federal Cabinet has accepted the decentralized model for the Nunavut government in its recent decision.

I request unanimous consent to conclude my statement, Mr. Speaker.