Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Krutko on January 27, 1997. He asked for a list of the deputy ministers. Mr. Krutko asked for the number of deputy ministers and how many of those deputy ministers were hired from southern Canada.

The 11 departments and the NWT Housing Corporation are managed by 12 deputy ministers. With one exception, all the incumbents have been staffed through northern appointments. The one incumbent hired from southern Canada was a former resident of the Northwest Territories recruited for his extensive experience in the area of aboriginal education. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.