Thank you. I will be brief in my comments. I too have followed the Electoral Boundaries Commission's work. I was present when they made the presentation in Arviat. I also made written submissions as to the wishes of the Kivallivik people. I think that the work that has been done here and the effort is tremendous. They have done an excellent job. The various scenarios that they proposed, a lot of them, most of them have merit. As the commission recommended Adoption C to be the fairest and more suitable, that is the option that I also agreed to and support. This option would see Baker Lake with their own Member and also Arviat with their own Member. In the case of Arviat, we are approaching 1,700 people. It is the fastest growing community in the Northwest Territories, the fastest growing community in Canada with an average of 60 babies a year being born. Unfortunately, on the other side of that, we also have the highest unemployment with 71 percent There is a distinct need to have a single Member for Arviat and Baker Lake. That is the wish of the people. As I said, I do support the option that the commission has presented and there are amendments that are ahead of us that we will be reviewing. I have some serious difficulties with one of these amendments that would see the grouping of the communities change. When I agreed to Option C, I agreed to a Member being appointed for or being allowed for Arviat and one for Baker Lake. The amendments that are being put forth, which I was only aware of this morning, change that drastically. It would see Arviat being grouped with another community. I have not had the opportunity except for a five-minute phone call this morning to advice the hamlet as to this sudden change.

It was not something that I was party to or consulted on. They were, to say the least, shocked, upset and certainly will not be supporting this change, I think in all fairness when the amendment is brought forward later on, I will be asking for it to be deferred. I have not had proper time to discuss the issue with my community and the other effected community. To my knowledge, I am not sure if they were consulted and I think more time is required on this. Thank you.