Mr. Speaker, everybody took its share of hits. Yellowknife took more than its share of hits, coupled with the fact that division is taking place and there are more hits to come. As the Finance Minister, I am concerned about fiscal stability within the overall territorial framework. We could be sitting in Yellowknife, a year from now, with 300,000 square feet of office space empty. That has an impact, my belief as Finance Minister, on what takes place in Inuvik, Rankin Inlet, et cetera. In fact, we did put more money back into the budget, $16 million in the employment side, in which communities like my honourable colleague represents, received its fair share.

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If I may, Mr. Speaker, in the ten-year allocation by community, for example, in Fort McPherson, the average, which my colleague frequently criticized us for, the per capita dollars were $25; the per capital dollars in Yellowknife were $7. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.