Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The honourable Member is asking me a question of whether or not there is going to be a legal challenge. I don't know. That's up to people in the communities. I think the example the honourable Member used is with regard to the boundaries commission in Yellowknife. It was the citizens who put this action forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that was an example. I don't think we need a constitutional issue to put government employees in every community. It takes political will, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the government is currently developing a transition document for the next government to consider. Would the Minister commit that a framework be developed to see some of these positions be devolved to the communities so they can deliver programs and services on behalf of the GNWT, whether it's under the community services board or direct employment for the GNWT in his departments? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is a very important question, important initiative, that the honourable Member is pursuing in terms of this government, whether we are decentralized enough. Perhaps we should look at ways on how the government in the future should be working to decentralize to the communities. This kind of work requires a lot of allowances, a lot of review. Currently, the life of this government is very short. There are a number of initiatives that this government is pursuing. One of them is the corporate review and transition planning project that is going on. There is also a headquarters review going on. Perhaps those types of reviews would be a place where this specific type of question could be directed, so the people who are doing the review for this would also incorporate what the honourable Member is pursuing. To try to fit it into the life of this government, I think that might be an opportune place where this initiative should be asked. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with 658 positions in 28 communities, the major of which are seasonal, be they firefighters or teachers, Mr. Speaker, to me those numbers don't indicate an appropriate level of devolution in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I agree with the Minister that we should put this in a discussion for further analysis. That's why I am looking for a commitment from the Minister that a framework be developed for consideration. I would like to ask the Minister what is the level of government programs and services we try to deliver in the communities, a lot of them are with social services, income support, welfare. I think we can eliminate those numbers if we put more positions in those communities. We all say that self-government is going to happen. Let's be proactive. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister once again for some kind of firm commitment to demonstrate the political will of this House so the people working for us who are preparing the document have a clear understanding that there is political will here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the only commitment I can make to the honourable Member is that for this department and headquarters review that is taking place, the firm of Deloitte and Touche has been selected to do work for us. Perhaps we could give them the direction to also look at this scenario that the honourable Member is pursuing. I think it's a very legitimate area where we can do the work. I understand that during the review process, the team will be looking at information and materials from other reviews. They will also look at best practices of other jurisdictions and they would like to interview the MLAs and senior management team. Again, in the life of this government, to do a specific direction to ask for more positions to go to the smaller communities, we need to have a coordinated plan. Perhaps the review might be a good way to pursue this initiative. Thank you.