Thank you, Mr. Speaker. All professionals have oaths of confidentiality depending on profession and guidelines, codes of conduct that they adhere to. I think it is important to say that no matter who that individual approached, ultimately it will be referred to whomever is responsible for the child's welfare issues in that community that has a legislative authority to apprehend, if necessary, on a temporary basis or on a longer term basis depending on the circumstances and provide for the immediate protection of that individual. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am trying to explain to the honourable Member that ultimately there is a child welfare worker that will have the decision on whether or not to apprehend. There are different avenues that an individual can report, but ultimately, whoever the individual reports to has to go back to the child care worker who has the legal statutory authority for apprehension, whether it is on a temporary or permanent basis to deal with the issue of protection of that individual. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Oral questions. Final Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I indicated in the past answers to this question, with the new family law legislation particularly the Child/Family Services Act, we think there are enough safeguards and mechanisms in there. First and foremost, the principle of the whole bill is for the protection of children. Individuals who do not know how to be able to protect themselves and where we have a legislative authority to intervene in those types of situations in their best interests and that will continue to be the case, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Evaloarjuk.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to the Minister of Transportation. I have written a letter to the president of First Air as well as the chairman of the board. The Minister has also written to the same people I have mentioned on my behalf to support me. I have not received an answer yet to my letter. My question is whether they should be able to fly to Hall Beach, Pond Inlet and Arctic Bay? I have seen the letter that the Minister has given us his support, and I was very pleased with this, but I have not been given an answer to my question. Has the Minister himself been given an answer from First Air about the letter I am referring to? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have not received any reply from my letter as well. Thank you.

Oral questions. Mrs. Groenewegen.

The Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Arlooktoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Obviously a great deal of more information has been received over the last few weeks since the report was issued. I still stand by the statement that we are very close to following the directions of the steering committee to the letter. The steering committee recommended that changes do not take effect until 1999 or 1998, I believe. That is when the contracts for the current fuel delivery is over. In order to have those changes take effect a year and a half from now, we need to be making the appropriate planning and actions now. That is how they correlate.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Ms. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Mr. Arlooktoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There were a number of meetings in the region with the steering committee, I had my staff from the Petroleum Products Division from Rankin Inlet and here, have discussions with the affected communities. The ongoing consultation I spoke of has to do with concern by some of the communities on the location of the pipelines.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Ms. Groenewegen.

Mr. Arlooktoo.