Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the plan is to have it finalized by the middle of October. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the correspondence that I've had from the Minister indicates that this is a very simple process of enforcing it. So why is it that when he promised me this would be done by the middle of September that he's now saying it's the middle of October? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've discovered that there's nothing simple in government when it comes to changing laws, regulations and policy. I know we've been much slower than I would have liked in implementing this relatively, as the Member said, straightforward change. I apologize to everyone for the delay, but we will get this done. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. These little changes in the act have taken three years and started with his predecessor -- I can't say that word, sorry -- my colleague, Mrs. Jane Groenewegen. Mr. Speaker, the other part of this change has to do with the increase in the fee to get a marriage licence issued. People pay $15 and the person who issues it gets to keep only $10. Through changes to regulations, it could go up to $40. That is the other part of this action that the Minister is taking. Could the Minister advise me when that will be enforced? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the intent is once and for all to have this agenda by the middle of October. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am finding it more difficult to explain why a little change like this would take more than three years. Could I ask the Minister to provide me with a detailed briefing with what the problem is in getting this done? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out that in my tenure as Minister, we acted on this very quickly. I recognize that it was a long process for this government, but I will commit to provide a chronology.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Premier and it's about the changes that are going to come into effect to the business incentive policy. I would like to ask him when Minister Antoine decided on and brought forward these proposed changes to Cabinet and Cabinet presumably approved that he go forward with these changes, if the Premier was aware that the Minister had previously given us the assurance of the exact opposite. Thank you.

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

Thank you. The question was taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Transportation. It revolves around notification that used to be sent out to NWT residents when their driver's licence or vehicle registration was coming up for renewal. I don't know how much money it costs to do that, but not doing it has caused a tremendous amount of inconvenience for people. I also submit it also costs the government because they've probably had less revenue because of people driving around without valid registration on their vehicle. Someone is driving, they don't realize the registration has expired and it comes to their attention a year afterwards. They don't have to pay the registration retroactively. They just pay it from that day forward. If they don't necessarily notice it on their own, they don't necessarily get pulled over and fined for it or anything. So I would like to know if the Minister would reinstate the notification policy for drivers' licences and vehicle registry renewal. Thank you.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, when we went to a system where drivers' licences are issued every five years, then we stopped giving notice to people on the driver's licence. Because of the change that seemed to happen over five years, it seemed to be an impossible task to track people down. On the vehicle registration, there's a sticker that they have that is very noticeable and they will certainly get a warning if they don't put the sticker on. They will probably get a fine if they haven't renewed it and are still driving their vehicle around. The onus is on the driver and on the vehicle owner to ensure that the registration and licences are all up to date. I will discuss with my department the possibility of doing more advertising and public awareness on this, but going back to a system of mailing out notification, I don't think they can go there. It didn't work before. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen,

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To suggest that we shouldn't do it now because your licence is due every five years isn't a very good argument because that's all the more reason why you should do it. Most people go and get their driver's licence and then put a note on their fridge to remind themselves that on April 1, 2008, their driver's licence is going to expire. How many people get their driver's licence out all the time and actually look at it? Are you aware of how much revenue this government is losing right now as a result of people driving around with plates not currently registered on their vehicles? Thank you.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Handley.