Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am aware of the coalition of leaders and business people who are going to Ottawa. I am very pleased to hear that the Minister is going to take the time and go down there and support them in those efforts. That is what he said.

I would just ask the Minister if he would commit to keep us apprised of those results on a regular basis, so that this very important area does not fall between the cracks or get out of our range of vision.

It is extremely important, I know there are many initiatives the government is undertaking and it is easy for things to go by the wayside, but this is extremely important. Will the Minister commit to keeping this House apprised of the progress?

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in all the newspapers of the Northwest Territories over the last two weeks, there has been a notice from the government that we intend to move on this particular legislation. That has been done, as I indicated, for the last two weeks in all of the newspapers. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Unless the aboriginal groups have direct subscriptions and have a letter of invite to comment before this government develops this proposal, that is a rather empty suggestion out there. Has he in fact consulted any groups in the Northwest Territories with this proposed legislation?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the intent of the ad in the paper was to solicit and allow people, give them notice and give them a number and a way where they could contact the department for information and provide us with input. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When those ads went out to residents through the newspapers, was this legislative proposal in fact already developed?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this proposal is ready to be brought forward. I will be giving notice of motion today for the first reading of these particular amendments on Monday. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I see the Member has learned some new tactics in moving around the actual question. Was this proposal developed already and put forward when this ad went out to the people? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have had the benefit of watching my friend and colleague Mr. Roland on the ice, in terms of stick-handling, being very quick on his feet. I have tried to make use of that in this House.

Mr. Speaker, very clearly this proposal has been under development for some time and yes, it was done when the ads were put in the paper. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I read with interest an article in the February 6th edition of the Yellowknifer, which indicated that the federal government has committed $7.5 million this year, which translates to $45 million over five years towards affordable housing in the Northwest Territories.

This commitment by the federal government was part of their commitment to affordable housing across Canada. Would the Minister please confirm how much of this $45 million in funding will be spent on providing barrier-free affordable housing to our disabled residents? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.