Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I could ask Justice what the delay is. I do not know how high of a priority it is. I know that Justice works and does an awful lot of work on behalf of this government. There are many other issues they deal with. I know they take all motions and Members' concerns seriously from this House, but there are many pressing issues the government has to deal with. We will try to get it here as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Just for clarification, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the idea of the publishing is for the accountability and transparency of government like other jurisdictions. My followup question, my final supplementary question to the Premier is, would that also include boards and agencies of the government? For example, Nunavut Arctic College or women's shelters whatever ex-officio government employees, like other jurisdictions do? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I could write to NTI, all the boards, Dene Nation, Metis Nation, Gwich'in, the Inuvialuit, the Sahtu and all these people, if the Member would choose, if that is what the Member is requesting. I could do that if he would like me to. I do not know whether or not they would respond. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, three parties for transition have agreed that there will be one court system in Nunavut. I would like to ask the Minister of Justice, Mr. Goo Arlooktoo, what role will the JPs have in this area? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The Minister of Justice, Mr. Arlooktoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The issue of a single-level trial court is seen as a solution to the problem of holding court hearings, et cetera, in the Nunavut region. I understand it is also an idea that is being looked at seriously here in the west. It is a result of many consultations and meetings over the years culminated in a recommendation from a conference in December in Iqaluit which was ratified and agreed to by the three parties in January. By all accounts, all the three parties agree wholeheartedly that it is a good idea. At the same time there is an awful lot of work to do and an awful lot of logistics that need to be worked out. We are all hoping that it is a system that will work. There is ongoing planning and consulting going on right now which would clearly identify what roles the Supreme Court Judge, a territorial court judge and JP would have. These are not easy questions to answer because there are no other precedents anywhere in Canada or anywhere of how it would work. The issue of what JPs would do is an unanswered one but I think the general feeling amongst everybody is that they will have an important role and an important part of community justice system. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you. Does the Minister wish to respond? It is a new question. The first type of question was in regard to JPs. You do not wish to respond? Mr. Arlooktoo.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This idea of a new court system is a very important one and a precedent setting one. It has been an ongoing concern in the Nunavut area where they wanted to find more efficient ways of dealing with the justice system. It has been a problem where justices from different levels of courts always resulted in delays in court hearings or court cases being heard. Dealing with criminals, of course, is within the court systems and there will be an upcoming meeting March 23rd to 24th, and we will be discussing the justice issues. It is difficult for us to say just what the roles of the justices and the judges will be on a single level court system. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)

Thank you. Question period is over. Item 7, written questions. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you. Written questions. Mr. Steen.

The Member for Nunakput is seeking unanimous consent to go back to item 5. Do we have any nays?

Mr. Steen, you have unanimous consent.

Welcome to the Assembly. Written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to report that the Standing Committee on Infrastructure has reviewed Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act and wishes to report that Bill 6 is now ready for consideration in committee of the whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Antoine.

Mr. Speaker, I have two documents for tabling. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document which is entitled the Minister of Transportation's Report to the Legislative Assembly for 1997, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (1990).