Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe for Rae-Edzo, that problem has come forth to this House before. They have made reference to the concerns in the 13th Assembly in regard to the formula that was being used and how funds were being allocated.
This problem has been around. I think that it is important to realize that there are other communities out there who may not be in as serious a position as they are in Rae-Edzo in regard to their debt, but the communities are accumulating that debt. The concern that I have, especially with the communities in my riding who have had to get debt relief, is that they had to have the government or Municipal and Community Affairs come in and assist them financially to ensure that their audits were done and to ensure that they had resources to get them through.
I would like to ask the Minister responsible for Finance, is there actually a procedure that is being followed here which is consistent with all communities to ensure that they do have the ability for debt relief?