Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are also for the Premier with respect to the decision to change the scope of work for the Yellowknife Correctional Centre and construct a new facility. We have been down memory lane here today with a few Members' statements and I would just like to say that the concept, for the record, of building a new young offenders facility in conjunction with an adult facility originated in Hay River. That was our idea. We thought about combining the gymnasium and the kitchen facilities and all these kinds of things.
Seeing now that the Department of Justice has basically gone back to the drawing board on the whole concept, I mean I sat on a committee that went and toured the YCC. No doubt, the YCC is not in good condition, but we were told the rationale for the renovations over the seven year period was because of a contract signed with Nunavut to continue to house inmates from Nunavut in the Northwest Territories. Now, on the radio a few days ago, I hear that Rankin Inlet is making noises and talking about building a new correctional facility in Rankin Inlet. How secure is the rationale for even expanding the facilities in Yellowknife?
That is another question I have. Going back to the idea of the cost saving, I heard the Premier in response to Mr. Morin's questions here referring numerous times to the cost-effectiveness. If the decision to what they have decided to do is based on cost-effectiveness and they have gone back to the drawing board, I think they should go all the way back to the drawing board and look at where this whole concept originated and let other communities put forward proposals to prove that if you want to save money even further, I think you should look at another community other than Yellowknife as well. Could the Premier tell us if, in going back to the drawing board, that they considered the cost-effectiveness of putting this in a different community? Thank you.