Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Knowing that, yes, perception is a difficult issue to deal with, is there a way of dealing with this? For example, we are made aware to try to avoid this. Is that done when Cabinet is selected and is that relayed to their deputy ministers? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to Mr. Kakfwi, Minister of Wildlife. Mr. Speaker, on October 16th, Mr. Kakfwi tabled Wildlife Business Regulations. In particular, these regulations applied to the licencing of outfitters. I would like to know if Mr. Kakfwi's department is enforcing these regulations as they came into effect October 1, 1997. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, all regulations of this government are respected by our officials, therefore, are meant to be enforced. Whether that is done through an educational approach, by making people aware of them, so that they are not contravened or violated, or whether it is strictly by enforcement, is one of continuous debate in the department. We have generally taken the view that we should primarily use an educational means to make sure that all people are aware of the regulations and that is the best way of ensuring compliance. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister says that he is making people aware of the regulations. Mr. Speaker, since these regulations came into force October 1st, and they were announced October 16, it would seem there is a timeframe where the regulations came into force even though the announcement came later. In other words, people are getting the information after in fact, the regulations are enforced. Therefore, in my area, there have been many people who were operating as guides and they were actually operating as outfitters. Is the Minister making any effort to ensure these people are aware they can no longer operate as outfitters unless they are licensed? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will check with the department in the Inuvik region and ask for specific details on what they have done in relation to this issue

and how they have dealt with the public in that region and get back to the Member. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I was one jump ahead of the Minister. In November, I talked with his superintendent, Mr. Morrison, in Inuvik and asked him if he was going to take the opportunity to level the playing fields for all those guides who were operating as outfitters and remove those grey areas, whereby some people were taking advantage of the vagueness of the law. The superintendent did assure me he was going to make the communities aware of these new regulations. Mr. Speaker, since September, there has been no wildlife officer in Tuktoyaktuk. Tuktoyaktuk is one of the areas where there are the most guides operating as outfitters. How will the Minister assure that this is, in fact happening, that people are aware of the legislation and the department is enforcing the regulations? Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I responded earlier and I will repeat again, I will be asking the superintendent for the Inuvik region to update me on this issue to tell me exactly what is being done, whom he has talked to, the steps he has taken to address the concern that the Member is raising. I will provide the details to the Member as soon as I receive that report. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in regard to the timeframe in getting information back from the honourable Minister, last year I requested some information on bear populations and tagging from this particular Minister and I have not seen it yet. Will there be a faster response this time?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is true that we do not always provide prompt responses to every question Members raise. The Member should appreciate that sometimes we are very prompt to respond to his questions. Some, when you are talking about number of bears in a certain area, takes a little bit of work and study. Sometimes the answers are not so readily available. Again, in response to the Member's question, I will speak to the deputy minister, and the deputy minister will contact the superintendent in the Inuvik region and request the information the Member is seeking. Hopefully, it will just comprise a verbal response. It may come in the form of a fax, written response, and hopefully, it should be done this week. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Public Works. It is in relation to Northern United Place. We have a lease for $12 million and I would like to ask the Minister, what is the purpose of this lease and is the whole Department of Education going to be moving there? Does it include all personnel?