Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If the Minister can, when he has that information, would he forward it to me so I can provide my constituents that information? We are looking to see if there might be increases coming up and people want to know what processes they can look to. Thank you.

The honourable Minister Responsible for PUB, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand that a written submission should be made to the Public Utilities Board and they will respond to the specific questions and the details, and I will communicate that to the chairman with respect to the Member's question.

Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Mr. Speaker, my question this afternoon is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, my colleague, Mr. Steen. It's about the land issue in the city of Yellowknife and making affordable land available so that affordable housing can be built. The question I would like to ask is, in general terms, could the Minister describe how GNWT, commissioner's lands, are transferred to the City of Yellowknife? How does that process work, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

The honourable Minister of MACA, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in general, if it's in an area outside the municipal boundaries of tax-based communities where there was a block land transfer to the city or the town, the normal process is that MACA would lease the commissioner's land to the applicant and eventually, if it's not in an unsettled claims area, it's just a formality of allowing the applicant to buy it if he would prefer that option rather than leasing. In relation to land within the city, MACA generally transfers all the land to the city and then the city does all the administration of the land under the city rules. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Mr. Speaker, thank you. I would like to ask now, along with the ability -- and it sounds fairly straight forward -- to transfer lands to a municipality, are there any provisions or any options that the GNWT can offer for helping to develop that land, and enabling building and further development to happen on that land? Thank you.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of MACA, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that the Minister is willing to take a step to look at developing some options. I think this would greatly assist in, at least, a cash flow requirement if not some of the risk that is involved with going ahead with development but I didn't detect in his answer any real urgency on this, Mr. Speaker and there is, in Yellowknife, a crisis in getting affordable housing built. As the study demonstrates, we're at real risk of losing potential revenues and residents because we can't house them. How quickly is the Minister going to address this crisis?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of MACA, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department can get to work on a policy and have it ready for presentation probably in the next business plan. However, we have to be realistic in whether or not this is going to get support from my colleagues because what's driving the price of land up in Yellowknife, for instance, is the market. It's not anything else. So it's going to be a real challenge to this government to start interfering in the market. Normally we just leave the market to decide for itself and find a settlement on what the cost of developing land is. It is all driven up by demand. For instance, the same demand for land, I'm sure, in Sachs Harbour, is not going to be anything compared to what it is in Yellowknife. So, it is a matter of supply and demand. I don't want to give anybody false expectations; it's the market that is driving the price. Thank you.

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

You know, the Minister has pointed out that real progress is a chicken and egg thing. If there was a way to get land available affordably, then the demand would plateau and we wouldn't see this continuing upward pressure. The next business planning cycle, that puts us at a year away. Is there no way that the Minister can accelerate this kind of thing to bring these kinds of options to the market place? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of MACA, Mr. Steen.

Mr. Speaker, I'm prepared to have my officials sit down with the city and see how we can accelerate this, if we can accelerate it at all. I do know that land outside the city is available for anybody to apply for it and within the city, of course, it's zoned and it is controlled by zoning and development permits, whatever. I am prepared to have my officials sit down and see if we can assist the city in any way. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and they concern the Business Incentive Policy. Mr. Speaker, the Business Incentive Policy has been an issue that has been debated quite heavily throughout the life of this government. It continues to raise some problems every now and again. We don't seem to be able to do much with it but, Mr. Speaker, I was wondering if the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development could inform me whether his department is involved in all government contracts that come under the Business Incentive Policy. Does this department have direct involvement with all the departments in this government when it comes to the Business Incentive Policy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister of RWED, Mr. Antoine.