Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a few comments I would like to address, specifically on the young offenders facility that is being proposed for Yellowknife. I know this topic has been around for some time and there have been many arguments for and against. I have yet to hear the results of any kind of survey or impact study that was done on justifying moving the young offenders' facility to Yellowknife, both from an impact on what it will do to jobs in Hay River and also in comparisons in cost figures, of what it will cost to build a new facility in Hay River as compared to building it in Yellowknife.

I do not know if there was any impact done on it. I know that it is a concern in our community because of the fact they are losing the young offenders. There have been some arguments made that they do not anticipate any job losses, but I would think that will be quite different, in that there will be job losses there. Maybe I could get the Minister to give me his opinion or justification for moving the young offenders' facility from Hay River to Yellowknife?