Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, far too often, the funds distributed are based on voting. There are five different communities in the South Slave area that have voting power. Hay River represents 50 percent of the population, and they have one vote, compared to other communities who only have five or seven percent of the population with the same voting power.

In the document we put out, Towards a Better Tomorrow, goal number one: "Healthy, educated Northerners making responsible personal choices for themselves and their families." Under that first goal the first bullet: "Communities having one-stop shopping access to comprehensive network of support programs for community-based wellness." Also, Mr. Speaker, in the document that was put out in 1994 by the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, it states:

"We see a community where people work together to develop their own vision for learning in the community, and where they continue and nurture that vision and make it a reality, where they develop the programs and services they need, hire their own staff, keep an eye on results, and change things when they need to be changed."

I was wondering if the Minister stands behind those statements and if this is a good reason for looking at the South Slave region. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.