Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe going back about eight or nine years ago a similar proposal was presented in the Beaufort Delta region in Inuvik. I believe it was the Inuvik Regional Government Plan. There was a name on it, I forget the name on it, and I had a copy of that report in my office in Iqaluit and had read it over. It was very similar to what is being proposed in the Keewatin region right now which had been approved again on April 2, 1997.
Cabinet directed MACA to investigate the potential for comprehensive community empowerment transfer in that region. I guess it begs the question what has happened to the Beaufort region which has been looking at this for about seven years?
I would follow up with a specific question on the proposal itself and that is, when will a comprehensive proposal outline the Keewatin pilot project be put forward by the department for review so that the Members of this House can see it and we can have some proper debate. That is what we are trying to do, ask questions on the project. It is very hard to ask questions if you have only seen a motion and you have not really seen anything official from the department at all. When can that comprehensive proposal be put forward by the department for evaluation? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.