Please be seated. Thank you, Mr. Nitah. Good afternoon, friends. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back, colleagues, from a very busy summer. The world has indeed changed since we last met, and it is the hopes and the prayers of this Assembly that the world crisis will soon resolve itself.

I wish to advise the House that I have received the following message from the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.

Dear Mr. Speaker,

I wish to advise that I recommend to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories the passage of the Supplementary Appropriations Act No. 3, 2000-2001 during the Fourth Session of the 14th Legislative Assembly.

Yours truly,

Glenna F. Hansen

Commissioner

I also wish to inform the House that I have received the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories' declaration whereby she gave assent to Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act of September 25th, 2001. At the appropriate time today I will table the Commissioner's declaration of assent. Item 2, Ministers' statements. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.