Yes, Mr. Speaker. I think that is an important issue and if I can, it gives me an opportunity to give some clarity today. In defence of the Workers' Compensation Board, the chairperson of the board was prepared on March 13, six, seven months ago, to give a number of stakeholders a luncheon address, an update on the division strategy. Unfortunately, that did not take place. There have been discussions under way now since September and early October in an effort to address some of the concerns being presented by, for example, the NWT Construction Association, which has been a very aggressive advocate for the need for a public discussion on this. On October 7, 1998, Ms. Deneron wrote to the president of the NWT Chamber of Commerce, Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce, NWT Chamber of Mines, Nunavut Chamber of Commerce, NWT Federation of Labour, NWT Construction Association, indicating that she was prepared to work with them as quickly as they can, and also indicating that Mr. Bargery and others were prepared to meet with all of these organizations to give them an update on the status of the Workers' Compensation Board as it relates to division.

The other important thing to point out, for my honourable colleague's benefit, is that both the Yellowknife and the NWT Chambers of Commerce are represented on the Western Coalition and the Western Coalition has been extremely active in this whole process since the beginning. There are also two members from the Aboriginal Summit, there is one member from the NWTAM. The point I am trying to make is, there have been ongoing discussions by a fairly representative group on the Workers' Compensation Board. The second part is, the legitimate concerns have been raised by the organizations that represent industry and labour. They are going to address that as quickly as they can. My understanding is the transition plan is being provided today to all the Members and that Ms. Deneron, her letter which I have a copy of dated October 7th, indicates that she is prepared to meet with all parties as quickly as possible in an effort to try and reassure both labour and the private sector that this process is a fair, transparent and equitable one. Thank you.