Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Henry on April 30, 1999, in regard to the appeal of the British Columbia Supreme Court decision on possession of child pornography.

On April 30, 1999, Mr. Henry asked if the Government of the Northwest Territories has written the federal government to encourage them to appeal a decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court with respect to possession of child pornography. No, Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories did not write the federal government to encourage them to appeal the decision. In the BC case, Mr. Justice Shaw of the British Columbia Supreme Court found that the child pornography provisions set out in Section 163.1 of the Criminal Code, which deal with the possession of child pornography, were in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The decision to appeal this case rests with the British Columbia Attorney General, not the federal government, and the BC Attorney General is proceeding with the appeal. Mahsi.