Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, June 1, 1998, I will move the following motion.

Now therefore, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake, that the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission be established in accordance with part 1 of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act;

And further, that the Northwest Territories Electoral Boundaries Commission in preparing its report, shall take into consideration:

a) the geographic and demographic considerations, including the sparsity, density or rate of growth of the population of any part of the territory and the accessibility, size or shape of any part of the territory;

b) any special community or diversity of interests of the inhabitants of any part of the territory;

c) the means of communication among various parts of the territory;

d) the minimum and maximum number of Members of the Legislative Assembly authorized by the Northwest Territories Act;

Further, the Commission should strive to maintain a balance between urban and rural populations when recommending the boundaries of constituencies;

Furthermore, the Commission should take into consideration the cultural and linguistic interests of the territories and its present land claim boundaries when recommending the boundaries of constituencies;

Furthermore, take into consideration any other similar and relevant factors that the Commission considers appropriate. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.