Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of MACA. It is in relation to community empowerment. I am pleased to see, from the Finance Minister's budget address, that this government is still committed to the community empowerment initiative. We had been told in the past that this government was looking for someone at the assistant deputy minister level to work in this area. We all know that the communities are suspicious of the community empowerment initiative. We have all been anxiously waiting to see who that person would be. We know we are probably going to find a familiar face that communities can trust, that they know is honest to deal with.

I know that there have been about 200 people in Yellowknife laid off this year alone, and numerous others in other communities. I know there are a lot of people out there, and I would like to know if there has been someone at the assistant deputy minister level, or there-abouts, that has been hired to work at community empowerment? Thank you.