Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to discuss Clyde River's accumulated debt. The community has been incurring a deficit since 1982. The debt currently stands at over $600,000. This debt is due to the hamlet delivering programs and services that are the responsibility of the territorial government. In many instances, where territorial staff or infrastructure was not available, the hamlet was
enlisted by the government to deliver those services.
As division fast approaches, the hamlet, myself and the future Nunavut government is concerned that this debt incurred by the current territorial government will remain unpaid. If this issue is not dealt with, it will be an issue that will be carried on past division. It is most likely that the hamlet, which has very limited resources of its own, or the new government will have to resolve this problem. Mr. Speaker, as the date for the formation of the two new territories becomes closer, this issue increases in magnitude. I strongly encourage the government to meet its financial responsibilities to the community of Clyde River prior to division. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.