Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Transportation. It is regarding the highway maintenance foreman position on the Dempster Highway, which has been vacant for almost a year. The position did go out for a public process where individuals submitted names and there was an individual from Fort McPherson who was picked for the job. Later there was an appeal process that took place in which the individual was declined the position after the appeal. Mr. Speaker, I feel that through that process, there was no regional or community involvement in the interview process where the individuals who did do the interview through the appeal process came from the Fort Simpson region.
Mr. Speaker, my question to the Minister is, are there any guidelines regarding how these interviews are done and at what time do they consider the Affirmative Action Policy and the involvement of the local regional public through the aboriginal organizations or involving the construction association within a region? I would like to ask the Minister, have these steps that should have been followed and if not, why not?