Madam Chairperson, there are a lot of very well-qualified interpreters throughout the north, not just based in Yellowknife and, in fact, we do bring in Inuktitut interpreter/translators from communities outside Yellowknife. They have to go where the

market demand is. When the services of interpreter/translators were privatized one of the responsibilities of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment was to establish a register of interpreter/translators so that clients, no matter who they were, could be assured they were getting qualified and experienced interpreter/translators by being placed on this register of interpreter/translators. I am not quite sure whether there still is a program in Nunatta Campus Arctic College for interpreter/translators, I am not sure if that is still going on. There are programs in the colleges that would train interpreter/translators where they can get experience. We have no program in place that would train interpreter/translators. The market is there and we are able to attract and have to pay to bring people in for that function.

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The constitutional process is still ongoing right now. We cannot make any determinations on how many Members we will have. We might have two chambers. Also, under the NWT Act we still can have up to 25 Members but that still has to be determined. We do not know what the numbers are going to be yet and we are not going to know until maybe 1999. That is the best answer we can provide right now.

Madam Chairperson, I move that we report progress.

Good evening. The House will come back to order. We are on Item 20, report of committee of the whole. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Seconded by Mr. Roland. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Item 21, third reading of bills. Item 22, orders of the day. Mr. Clerk.

Mr. Speaker, there is a meeting of the Standing Committee on Social Programs at 6:00 p.m. this evening. For tomorrow morning, at 9:00 a.m., of the Standing Committee on Infrastructure, also at 9:00 a.m., of the Standing Committee on Social Programs, of the Ordinary Members' Caucus at 11:00 a.m., of the Nunavut and Western Caucuses at 12:00 noon tomorrow.

Orders of the day for Wednesday, February 4, 1998:

1. Prayer

2. Ministers' Statements

3. Members' Statements

4. Returns to Oral Questions

5. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

6. Oral Questions

7. Written Questions

8. Returns to Written Questions

9. Replies to Opening Address

10. Petitions

11. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

12. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

13. Tabling of Documents

14. Notices of Motion

15. Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills

16. Motions

17. First Reading of Bills

- Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Financial Administration Act, No. 2

- Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act

- Bill 9, Loan Authorization Act, 1998-99

18. Second Reading of Bills

19. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

- Bill 8 Appropriation Act, 1998-99

- Committee Report 2-13(5), Standing Committee on Government Operations, Report on the 1998-99 Main Estimates

- Committee Report 3-13(5), Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Report on the 1998-99 Main Estimates

- Committee Report 4-13(5), Standing Committee on Resource Management and Development, Report on the 1998-99 Main Estimates

- Committee Report 5-13(5), Standing Committee on Social Programs, Report on the 1998-99 Main Estimates

- Tabled Document 15-13(5), 1998-99 Budget Address

- Tabled Document 19-13(5),Guidelines for Implementing Public/Private Partnerships

20. Report of Committee of the Whole

21. Third Reading of Bills

22. Orders of the Day

Thank you. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 4, 1998, at 1:30 p.m.

--ADJOURNMENT