Mr. Chairman, that's the kind of discussion that I think we should have on this issue and we should continue to have. To highlight an area of concern as referenced by the Minister, when he said that in our view -- and I am assuming this is FMB's view -- that the best way to manage this is, et cetera, et cetera, with the measures that have been put in place, and I think those are good measures to charge the government the true and the full cost, so that we may see more stability in the stabilization fund.

Mr. Chairman, this still doesn't satisfy me to the principle that I am trying to pursue here, which is that this really is an open ended subsidy to some people in the NWT. I am not at all against the need of the people in the small communities to have some help with the cost of something as essential as fuel, the way in which we provide this subsidy really needs to be better defined and better managed so that everybody comes out with a knowledge of how and to what extent we are going to provide a subsidy.

I would leave my discussion and maybe the Minister could comment on this. I'm looking at report that comes from the Auditor General of Canada to the Legislative Assembly in Nunavut, Mr. Chairman for the year 2001. In one of the discussions here, and in reference specifically to their petroleum products revolving fund, I understand it was duplicated essentially from what we have.

May I make a suggestion here that what we do suggest is that PPRF or the petroleum products revolving funds accounting be changed to include all costs including harmonization associated with the government sale of fuel. This will show the Legislative Assembly and, I would mention the customers, Mr. Chairman, the total cost of the fuel program. Let's include in that the tankage, the liability, the insurance, the management, all the things that we already subsidize but don't pass the cost on. Let's do the accounting properly and fully and openly, Mr. Chairman, and then we can make a good decision on how to manage any subsidy or system that is going to be given to those small communities. Thanks Mr. Chairman.