Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are directed towards Mr. Antoine, Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pursue a line of questioning I have done for the last two days. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we heard from the Minister that in the negotiation processes at the negotiating table for the Gwich'in and Inuvialuit, the GNWT plans to be present to protect the interest of the NWT residents, in particular towards constitutional rights and democratic rights of the citizens. Mr. Speaker, I indicated yesterday, the Inuvialuit along with the Inuit from Nunavut are probably one of the most receptive aboriginal groups as far as accepting democratic process.

So, my question to the Minister, he has indicated that he intends to keep a sharp eye on the Inuvialuit and the Gwich'in to assure that democratic rights are protected at that table. Now, I would like to ask the Minister, would he assure us that the democratic rights of the citizens of this territory are just as well protected in the four communities that he mentioned in his riding whereby democratic rights are not protected at the community level? I would like to ask the Minister, would he assure that those rights are just as well protected in his riding as they are in my riding? Thank you.