Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when the Minister visited my constituency in the High Arctic, he mentioned there was funding available for access roads. After the cuts made to eliminate the deficit, I understand there is only one community that has future year, anticipated funding available for access roads. Will the Minister confirm the program for access roads is to continue? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The intention of the Department of Transportation is to carry on with this very popular program that is very helpful to the communities. Thank you.

Oral questions, final supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When will he evaluate this program? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We evaluate each program as we move along in the whole process. We evaluate the program as a whole on a yearly basis to see how good these programs are and how effective it is. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions, Mr. Rabesca.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister responsible for MACA a question regarding the (inaudible) responsibility in our communities. Most of us know the responsibility of a municipality is to provide bylaw enforcement. I would like to know if there is adequate funding for the communities to have proper law enforcements in communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, there is funding for the bylaw officers training program. If the Member would like to know how much is available in his region, his communities can contact the regional MACA office for that information. There is funding available to train by-law officers. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral questions. Mr. Evaloarjuk.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question will be directed to the Minister responsible for Education. I have brought many petitions to this Assembly from my constituencies. These petitions were about the library closures. I would like to find out if I am going to be receiving answers to these questions I have raised earlier about library closures regarding the petitions I have tabled during this Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)

The Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Thank you. Oral questions, Mr. Miltenberger.

The Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in developing the constitution for the western NWT, and upon tabling the document Partners in October, our next step was to try to secure some funding. It took some time but we were able to secure funding from this government and the Department of Indian Affairs. However, there were concerns by the federal government. Although it took some time, they are now supportive of this process and upon meeting with Ron Irwin at the beginning of last month, there is a willingness for his officials to work with our officials. The role they will be playing is that they will be acting as technicians and trying to come up with different ideas and different options on how to deal with the concerns that have arisen to date and will continue to come up with options and ideas as we go through the ratification through the consultation process when we go to the communities as different concerns arise. There is a technical role that the federal officials will be working with our officials in that capacity. I think that I could say the federal government is playing a bigger role than they have been in the past in regards to working on this constitution for the west. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.

Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the aboriginal leaders of the Aboriginal Summit are taking the lead role in trying to come up with the companion self-government agreement. This is a very sensitive and kind of a tricky process and this is ongoing at the present time. I mentioned earlier in one of the questions that there was a workshop of the facilitators that are going to help us go into the communities during the consultation process. During the workshop they had, this was also covered. They have an idea of what the companion self-government intention is. During the consultation process, we will be meeting with municipal governments at the same time as dealing with band councils and Metis Nation locals. They have a good idea of the companion self-government during the consultation process as well. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.