Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, it is too early to say. We are expecting that we would go out for consultation with Divisional Education Councils, MLAs, with other groups that are interested in library services across the Northwest Territories before coming forward with a proposal to assess how funding will be handled. But, we have to recognize funds are limited. What we have started doing is looking for some way, within the existing funds, to be able to provide assistance to all communities in the north to have a library. For instance, is it fair that Pond Inlet with a population similar to Tuk receives about $20,000 for a library when Tuk receives nothing? We have to find some way, across the Northwest Territories, to balance out what we are giving to communities for libraries. So, I cannot answer the Member's question as to what would happen if population changes. Population was the major factor in the first internal draft that we looked at. That does not mean that it will necessarily be the major factor in the final draft. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we started taking a look at this issue because the feeling was that as the digital communications network comes into place across the north, that may make it easier for communities to access library services. Therefore, what we are looking at is trying to restructure the library services at the same time that that network comes into place. So, we are not talking about fiscal 97-98. We are talking about trying to have something in effect, probably for fiscal 98-99, in terms of restructuring. Once the department has the initial discussion paper somewhat refined after internal discussions, we will be going out, as I said earlier, to talk to hamlets, to the MLAs, to Education Councils and get some public feedback from across the north. We have the course of the next 10 or 12 months to do that, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I understand it, as of today, the Government of British Columbia has just about completed their review of the transboundary water agreement and will be submitting recommendations to the Cabinet in the very near future. Premier Don Morin has indicated that he will be requesting a meeting with the Premier, Glen Clarke, also in the next few weeks to encourage the government to sign, and to give favourable consideration to the transboundary agreement which is before that government at this time. So, that is the present status as I know it, of that initiative, at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This issue was the source of considerable discussion in Fort Smith on the weekend and people are very, very concerned. The federal government while it is a signatory to this transboundary agreement has not been very demonstratably active in furthering the signing of this transboundary agreement. Would the Minister also be willing to contact federal officials to get them to use their influence with these other jurisdictions to in fact come to the table and sign this very important agreement, or the Premier, when he is meeting with officials in Ottawa? Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, this government is also making some initial contacts with the Yukon government. We have now a tentative agreement to meet perhaps as soon as this session is over in order to deal with several items of mutual concern that we have. In the meantime, we are encouraging the Yukon government, as well, to expedite their review of this transboundary water agreement in order for them to sign it at the earliest opportunity. Every occasion that we have to encourage members to honour their draft agreement and to formally sign, we take it up as well to suggest that if it is, in our view, appropriate and politically acceptable and inducive to a positive relationship, we would encourage the federal government to use, as you would say, their good offices, to expedite parties to sign proposed agreements. However, Members know that in some instances the federal government is not seen always as a positive influence by certain governments. Certainly, there is occasion when governments resent federal intrusion into those jurisdictions where they are not welcome. So, we have the good interest of the people at heart, and we would take whatever action we think would assist in the positive developments of those initiatives that we support. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When the BC Hydro people came to Fort Smith a few weeks back, some of the officials said they were very surprised and did not realize the impact of their decisions in jurisdictions downstream from them, especially the distance of the Northwest Territories. There seems to be a significant lack of awareness in other jurisdictions of the significant, not only significant, incredible impact of the decisions made in other jurisdictions on our waterways. Would the Minister also consider possibly hosting a meeting on this kind of issue just to impress upon these folks that this is an issue that is very, very vital and that what they do has a long term impact from the 60th parallel right to the Mackenzie Delta? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the suggestion by the Member is well taken and I would be quite willing to take it under advisement to see where I could use the suggestion in a positive way in the work that I do with other jurisdictions, in regards to the land and water issues that our government deals with, in regards to the federal government and other jurisdictions. Thank you.