Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works, Minister Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if I could explain a little background here, Health and Social Services established the guidelines for water quality. That I believe is in consultation with the standards set by Health Canada. Public Works actually does the water testing in the communities. We advise MACA what facilities they would need in order to meet the standards set by Health Canada and Health and Social Services. Therefore, we are involved, either taking the water samples directly or having the community do it for us through their staff.

In this specific case of Tsiigehtchic, we were advised that the water quality did not meet standards, in particular, standards for colour. Therefore, Public Works advises MACA that in order to meet the standards, we would have to improve the filtering system. Money to improve the filtering system comes from MACA. Public Works would do the work if we received the money from MACA.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It comes back to the whole area of compliance. Since the compliance order was written to the Department of Public Works, the whole area of rectifying the problem with the colouring of water is the responsibility of Public Works. You are the agency that is overseeing it. So what are you doing to ensure that the compliance is lifted and it stays within your department, that it does not go back to MACA? It is pretty clear that you are responsible for that. What are you doing to live up to that compliance as a department?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works and Services, Minister Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe I answered the Member's question last week. I am going to respond in a similar manner. Public Works does not have program funding. We do the water testing. We do the quality testing. When we receive letters such as we did, we then take that to MACA and we make MACA aware that we have a problem here. In order to meet the standards, we would have to put into place better filtering systems. That is what Public Works does and that is what Public Works has been doing. We passed this particular concern to MACA as well as the community, so they are both aware of the situation. Public Works itself has no money to do anything about the water problem. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From the Minister's statement, basically what you are saying is your department is not liable for any interventions of the Waters Act. As the department, you feel that you are not responsible or liable in any way for not living up to the conditions that are set within the water guidelines. Who is?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works and Services, Minister Steen.

Mr. Speaker, that is a question I cannot answer. I do not know who is liable, but it is definitely not Public Works. We definitely have nothing to do with the colour of the water. The colour of the water is what is there in the lake. In order to improve the colour, what we have been told by the environmental health officer is that we would have to improve the filtering system. That is what we have come up with and that is what we passed on to MACA. MACA has to come up with money to improve the filtering system to meet the standards set. So Public Works, unless we are doing poor quality work, I do not understand where Public Works would come into a situation where we are liable.

Thank you, Minster Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The letter was clear. It was sent to the superintendent of Public Works at the Inuvik regional office, which is the lead agent on the water treatment operation at Tsiigehtchic. For the record, is the Department of Public Works liable for the operation of that water facility in Tsiigehtchic?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Public Works and Services, Minister Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will take the question as notice.

That supplementary has been taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to seek unanimous consent to go back to item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills.

You are on the right one, Mr. Krutko. It is item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development has reviewed Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, and wishes to report that Bill 16 is now ready for committee of the whole as amended and reprinted.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Code of Conduct Respecting Conflict of Interest and Oath of Office and Secrecy for Employees of the Government of the Northwest Territories, February 2001. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters, Bill 19, Committee Report 5-14(3), Committee Report 6-14(3), Committee Report 7-14(3) with Mr. Krutko in the chair.

Welcome to committee of the whole. We are dealing with Bill 19, Committee Report 5-14(3), Committee Report 6-14(3), Committee Report 7-14(3). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.