Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am wondering, at what point or time do we see the possibility of reinstating so-called regional directors in the communities? I think we should be developing from the ground up instead of from the top down. That is what it looks like. We are developing a new department, or through the directorship and coordination of it, at the central level.

What we are asking for at the community and regional level is that we would like to see it happen from within the regions. If anything, those positions should be developed in the regions so they will be more accessible. That way, we do not have just an administration role to play, but more of a coordination role.

What we see has happened is that we have taken all the powers away from the regions and communities and we still have it at the central agency. I think there has to be a change in philosophy here. We have to start putting more decision-making in the regions and allow them to not only manage, but coordinate what happens within the region and in the planning process here.

I find it astonishing, especially in my riding. There are a lot of dollars not put into the interim appropriation because of the so-called decision-making process. A lot of those decisions were made here in Yellowknife. But at the community level, it happened after the fact. They did not have a say in what was going to be in the interim appropriation. Will this eventually become a more regional based position than a central distribution office? Thank you.