Yes, the panel I referred to has broad representation from all stakeholder groups including the NWT Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Mines, the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce has a seat on it as well -- I don't know if anybody is attending yet -- the city, the air transport association, tourism. We tried to get a broad spectrum of people on the panel. The panel's mandate is to look at what is the potential and what are the implications of changing the status of the airport from one the government runs. It's a fairlybroad mandate to come back to us with some recommendations. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

So the creation of an authority is one of the options to be looked at. Right now the Government of the Northwest Territories does subsidize, to a considerable degree, the operation of the airport. I wonder if the Minister could give us some sense today, even a guarantee, that costs to customers and airlines would not rise. Is that one of the baseline criteria that we can anticipate regardless of what happens at the Yellowknife airport? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The honourable Minister of Transportation.

Mr. Speaker, yes, the government does subsidize the operation of the Yellowknife airport fairly substantially, so we accept that cost. But the main objective of the panel is to look at alternative governance models. How else can we run an airport? Are there advantages to it and what are the implications for all of the stakeholders? We believe there is a tremendous opportunity with the opening of polar routes with our tourism potential to expand the way we are doing things and do it differently. We think this airport can be central to transport air cargo, as well as our own use. So the mandate is broad. I look forward to hearing from the panel. If the panel were to come forward and say here's an alternate model, but in order to make it work, we will need the government to continue to pay the amount that we currently subsidize the operation by, that's certainly open. I want to emphasize, Mr. Speaker, that there is absolutely no intention on the government's part to try to offload any costs onto anybody that we currently bear for this airport or any other one. So, Mr. Speaker, that is not our intention at all. Thank you.

Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in keeping with my Member's statement, I would like to ask some questions of the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen. Mr. Speaker, this project I mentioned in my Member's statement is one that has been introduced in Hay River and is gaining a lot of interest. It is my understanding that these units that are being built by the students at Diamond Jenness Secondary School are units that, when complete, are ready to move into. They can be moved and someone can live in them. I think the total budget for the one that they are building right now is something like $80,000. I would like to ask the Minister what his take is on that project, how successful it is and if, indeed, the units that are coming out are ready to move into. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I apologize, I missed the last part of the question, but to answer in the overall context, we do continue to support a lot of the youth initiatives. It should also be acknowledged that we do want to support the youth initiatives through the youth corps, the Youth Secretariat. So, yes, we are working in collaboration with various schools from a regional perspective and Hay River is a good example. I think it sets the tone. This High School Home Builders Program was initially introduced in 1999 and I am pleased today to see that it has reached this level and hopefully they will continue to be supported throughout other high schools in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's my understanding that when this program was put into place, it was to try to capture some kids that were not intending to go on academically and maybe even drop out of school, but they have picked up some of these students that have gotten very interested in working on these projects, but now it's kind of captured the interest of other students, more academically inclined students even. More students are willing to get into the program. So is the NWT Housing Corporation prepared to expand their program so that it could take in more kids? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The NWT Housing Corporation, under its act, is very flexible, so yes we are very interested to help develop trade skills in amongst the youth as the program generates interest. We certainly want to work with other departments, the Department of ECE for instance, in trying to incorporate a curriculum-based program in high schools provided that it doesn't interrupt market development or contravenes principles of business policies, which then becomes competitive in nature. But certainly from a training perspective, we do want to support the High School Home Builders Program. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister be willing to expand this program and put more dollars towards it without it having to be a territorial-wide program? Could Hay River access more dollars without every other community asking the same amount of dollars? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am aware that this program will continue in Hay River specifically. I believe that another meeting will be scheduled for next fall so we will assure the Member that there will be an allocation of dollars, perhaps of the same amount. Again, the concept is to support this initiative to allow us to support some of the skills and trades training within the high school. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Final supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, could I ask the Minister if he will ensure that he will keep the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment well apprised of this project and encourage this project to continue to grow between the two departments? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly from an academic perspective, yes, we want to work with ECE so they can develop a curriculum that we can feed into that curriculum and support those High School Home Builders Programs in their community as well as in other communities who may want to take on similar projects and who may want to develop skill trades for those who want to advance to the apprenticeship program. So, certainly, Mr. Speaker, we want to assure that continues. Thank you.

Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Roland, the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have to thank Members on this side for giving me an opportunity to ask as many questions as I have today. I'd like to send this question over to the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Following up on earlier questions I had this week regarding the MOU that was signed, I would just like to know from the Minister, if in fact the Department of Justice reviewed the agreement to ensure it met all the constitutional requirements that we're under. Thank you.

The Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development.