Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Actually, we are working with the Department of Finance at the present time. Hopefully, we will have that completed by the fall as well.

I can say that, and I have not looked at all the communities, but I did look at some of the ones along the Ingraham Trail. They do not have the same services, but in some cases they were as low as $150. I think the highest I saw out there, and there are a few nice homes out there, was in the range of $600 or $700. That does not mean that would be the same wherever municipal service is provided. We can get that information for you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not know if this question has been asked already, but before you go into a community and do assessments, do you consult the community leaders? The chief and council, the mayor and council, do you consult them and get their support? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am told that when the assessment was done, the municipal leaders were informed, but were not consulted. Notices were sent out. I understand this assessment was done in 1998-99, so it was a couple of years ago.

It was mailed out in March to all of the homeowners and property owners. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Has there been any reaction from the community leaders? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, there have been a number of complaints. The way we read the reaction was there were quite a number of complaints that have gone to the Board of Revision. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Would you surmise that there is no support for this initiative? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There are people who are concerned with the increase in their property value. They are worried their taxes will also increase. As I said earlier, I am told that whenever the property assessment goes up, the level of taxes they pay...they are trying to make it as comparable as possible. Hopefully, the taxes do not drastically change that much.

The number of appeals that are before the Board of Revision by communities, in some communities, the number of appeals is very high. There are no appeals in some communities. I am told that there is about 3,100 properties that were assessed. There are 395 appeals pending. Perhaps some people do not regard this as a concern, but maybe some people ignore...I do not know if there is a place they could go to appeal a concern, but there is a Board of Revision that is going to be reviewing concerns that come forward. Maybe in that you could say there is not that much support for the increase in the property assessment. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When I was referring to support, I was referring to the community leaders. I cannot see the chief and council agreeing to a one organization community. Take Lutselk'e, for example, agreeing that Municipal and Community Affairs comes in and does an assessment on the property and raising the value of the property and taxing them accordingly. We have already heard from other Members that they may try to compare the property assessment to that of the tax, but that is not happening. I am just wondering if there has been a reaction from the chiefs and councils and mayors and councils. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The only official complaints we have heard are from Fort Providence and Enterprise. We have not heard anything official from any other chiefs or councils or municipal leaders. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Were all 33 communities in the Northwest Territories assessed?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, all of the communities were assessed. As well, some properties outside of communities such as the Ingraham Trail and outside of the municipalities where there is Commissioner's land leased, those were all assessed. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, it is obvious there is no consultation with the communities. For what purpose was this done? To what end, since the property is not owned by the individuals who are living in the house? It just makes it harder for them to sell when they want to sell. It is a burden on them having to pay the taxes. What is the purpose? Thank you.