Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, while I can appreciate the intent of the motion, I see it as a very complex sweeping motion. We have had no real time to look at or consult with the partners referred to in the motion. I do not know what the impact would be on all the current processes and negotiations currently underway. I do not know what type of board the motion refers to and of course the issue of potential cost. Given those factors, but the main one is the shortage of time and lack of opportunity to discuss this and look at the impact and implications, I cannot support this motion. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, no doubt the intent of this motion is very well meant, but I have difficulty like Mr. Miltenberger, in grasping the impact of this motion, without having a lot more time to digest it, look into it and to discuss it. I feel it is a very complex and sweeping motion like Mr. Miltenberger has said. That gives me a certain amount of concern. I would like to have, perhaps in the future, the Member

address this again if it does not go forward. At this time I cannot support this particular motion simply because of the dramatic impact it could potentially have and without consulting various organizations and individuals, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, my honourable colleagues. It is important. We have a lot of policies and economic programs in this government that are outdated. We have to somehow pull them together, looking at the economic circumstance we find ourselves in and the land claims being settled with division coming up. We have to find ways of looking at these old policies and the way economic programs are run in the territories as to how they fit the uniqueness of the territories and uniqueness of the people it represents for the majority of the people in the territories who are aboriginal people.

There is a real close tie between aboriginal people and the different cultural groups they are part of. For myself, I am a Gwich'in person. The group I represent is originally from Alaska, the Yukon, Northwest Territories. It is the same thing with the Cree in the southern part of the territories. They go into Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is the same thing with the Inuit in the east. There is a connection between Greenland, Labrador and northern Quebec. We have to keep in mind that, when we talk about people, we talk about a group of people, in regard to aboriginal people. Just because they put boundary lines up around us, does not mean we are cut off from the people we represent. It is important we take those boundary lines down and have people working closer together. Hopefully, through this motion, the government can see that and try to foster a relationship between aboriginal people in North America in general and not just restricting us to the Northwest Territories. This is the intention of the motion. With that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask for a recorded vote.

In regard to this particular motion, once again, I appreciate the intent, but it is somewhat vague and imprecise. I am not sure whether we are talking about the surplus, before or after pay equity. What about our accumulated debt? As the honourable Member from Iqaluit mentioned in the previous motion, it is just a recommendation. So based on that particular approach, Mr. Speaker, I do agree with the intent, that we do have to put more money into education, very clearly. I will be supporting this motion.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to see that in this motion it states that the Standing Committee on Social Programs be consulted and fully involved in discussions. I would hope there is some direction there that it be to specific programs such as the Mammography Program. That way, I feel that I can support the program. I have continually spoken here in the House about the need for us to put some money into job creation programs and I would have liked to have seen that in here, but I will support the motion. However, next year, I would hope that we could reword a motion of this nature to also include job creation as much as health and social services areas. Thank you.