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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the next legislature will, I am sure, entertain ideas like this. We have the transitional planning process that is being prepared now for the next legislature. Some suggestions on what we need to do to recognize if the political aspect of the Northwest Territories is changing. The Government of the Northwest Territories, as it was and the way it still appears to be, is possibly no longer viable in the sense that we are having emerging regional entities that also want to deliver programs and services and the next legislature may find the political will to embrace these regional governments that are aboriginal public institutions that are being created or in the making. If such is the case, then part of the planning documents entertain the suggestion that we may want to take some of the resources presently allocated at the Yellowknife headquarters level and reprofile or reallocate those to support these regional institutions and governments, so they can deliver programs and services. There is some planning going on to meet that if the next legislature should want to jump on that with both feet, eyes wide open. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have a little over a week left to do some work together. We have issues regarding some legislation that we've committed to dealing with. We have issues like the business incentive policy that will require attention. There is proposed legislation, such as the Tlicho agreement, that should be dealt with by this legislature. So as far as my capacity to give such direction, it's rather limited. If it's something we wanted to do, it's something we should have done in January 2000 or even in the first year, but the Member should be assured that while we are not talking numbers, there is the need for a political will by the next legislature to say there is a regional government emerging in the Mackenzie Delta, the Tlicho have set up a regional government; those have to be reckoned with.

The Government of the Northwest Territories provides budgets, provides legislation, and staff to provide the services. They will have to address these emerging institutions and decide either to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future without really knowing where they are heading or to take leadership and say here is where we are going to be in 15 years.

There are regional institutions coming up, there are aboriginal governments coming up, as far as legislative power, legislative process, the allocation of resources, budgeting. Here is how we have to provide leadership in order to keep everything happening and everybody working together in a way that brings benefits to everybody. That is going to be a huge question for the next legislature. I look forward to seeing them deal with it. Thank you.