Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would be pleased to do that. I would like to advertise it though. I can assure the Member that there is lots of time and lots of opportunity for people to comment on the air side, because I believe we only received, on last check, four calls on the road condition hotline. There is lots of opportunity for people to use up that air time for the air side now.

I think it is a good suggestion. I will certainly look at opening it up for comments on our air industry. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for the year 2000 RWED paid a total of $649,000 to the WCB for the total cost of claims and administration fees for hunters and trappers that were injured, but they do not pay WCB coverage for commercial fishermen when they are required to pay for their coverage. Would the Minister please advise the House why his department provides WCB coverage for associated claims costs for hunters and trappers, but does not provide any WCB coverage for fishermen if they are injured? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for RWED, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and thank you for that answer. Would the Minister state whether his department would consider providing WCB coverage for covering claim costs in the same manner for fishermen that they are currently doing for hunters and trappers, and have been doing for hunters and trappers since 1994? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for RWED, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department also has a disaster fund established for hunters and trappers. Would the Minister consider providing this disaster compensation to fishermen if their boats or equipment are destroyed? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for RWED, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Colleagues, I am just going to stop the question clock for a moment to draw your attention and help welcome in the visitor's gallery some very special students that are here with us today. They are here from the literacy outreach centre here in Yellowknife and they are accompanied by their teachers, Paula Le Templier and Carolyn MacKay, as well as our public affairs officer, Ms. Colquhoun. Welcome them please.

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Thank you. Thank you for your welcome. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Premier. In response to Mr. Dent's questions about the change in the ministerial travel policy, the Premier indicated that it was to increase flexibility and fairness and said that there was no need to get all worked up about it. I think, Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, it will be the public that will get all worked up about this.

When I read it, non-portfolio travel to me says that Ministers can go golfing in PEI or take their spouses to see My Fair Lady in Toronto. I am wondering if the Premier can define non-portfolio travel for us? Does it even have to be business travel? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it is important that when we have questions to not jump to conclusions, simply ask the question and wait for the response. I have said that these revisions were based on what is provided for Members of Parliament. Certainly the Member should not make any suggestion that what governs the Members of Parliament is wrong because this is what it is based on.

We have provided changes that will, in fact, for Mr. Dent and Mr. Bell's information, provide greater flexibility for the day when they as Yellowknife-based Ministers will be sitting in Cabinet and requiring to travel on government business. Currently or in the past there was no home travel provided for Ministers that come from Yellowknife.

Under this new policy then, Mr. Dent and Mr. Bell have something to look forward to when they come here because there is a policy now that provides that they can travel and apply for trips, ask for trips to be covered by the government that will be deemed to be duty travel, but not relating specifically to the department that they are Minister of. This is what the changes provide for. They also provide for people like myself who represent a constituency outside Yellowknife and are required to maintain contact, family ties and community ties with the people I come from, my band, my community, my constituency. This is where the ties are with my children and my family, and it provides for that. It was provided for as well since I became a Member of the Legislature and Cabinet in 1987. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly home travel makes a lot of sense and we already have provisions for it. In fact, we already have Member travel and Ministers are allowed to have portfolio travel. I am specifically interested in non-portfolio travel. Does that have to be business travel or can it be for leisure? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.