Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. It is regarding the community empowerment agreements that his department has with the communities to provide an economic development officer.
In the community of Aklavik they have given that responsibility back to the department. In the case of Fort McPherson they have had discussions. One of the concerns that has come up is the amount of revenues that are offered to communities to empower them to carry out that responsibility is not really enough to attract good candidates to fill those positions, with the cost of living in the communities for housing and what not.
I would like to ask the Minister, will the Minister consider or look at those agreements and see what his department can do to increase those amounts, so you are able to attract good people into those positions in our communities to ensure we are able to carry out those responsibilities with the economic development officer positions?