Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have been trying to put this opportunity out as an economic opportunity of sorts. If it is attached to another business, we are happy to discuss and negotiate arrangements with any interested party in the community, be it an individual, a non-government organization, or a business. Yes, we are prepared to entertain all and any requests to be a depot. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my Member's statement and my first set of questions were focused around vehicle purchases and our policy. I have concerns still on how we purchase vehicles. It relates directly to the tangible capital asset policy where, if you purchase a vehicle under $50,000, you don't have to report it, and that money comes out of O and M. But if the vehicle costs more than $50,000, you have to report it, and it comes out of the capital budget. My concern, specifically, is that this policy needs to be updated, because people are encouraged to buy more expensive vehicles because they can put it under the capital budget and not the regular O and M budget. Would the Minister look at updating this policy, so we can encourage smaller, reasonable vehicles for the appropriate use they are purchased for? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The honourable Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the policy the Member is referring to helps us to do the business we need to in developing the main estimates and keep track of how things are accounted for. The money is ultimately accounted for, but it's what category it falls into. Vehicle purchase, as we spoke about earlier today, is something we will follow up on, and how we do that, what type of vehicles we purchase, and the use they are required for. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the answer from the Minister, but my concern is, people will want to raise the purchase price of their vehicle, so it falls on the capital side. I think it is the number that we address. If it needs to be $30,000 or $40,000, I am not sure what the appropriate number is, but it falls under the capital budget, and that's the problem. I can understand the planning side. Would the Minister look at updating this, so we can reflect the needs of the Minister but we don't motivate people to buy more expensive vehicles? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Roland.

Mr. Speaker, I believe the policy in place isn't a tool that departments or those interested in purchasing vehicles use to try and get a product over $50,000. Ultimately, the budget for the department doesn't grow because they've added to it. In fact, if it gets added onto the capital plan requirements, vehicles fall very low in the order of importance when it comes to the capital plan. So if they go into that category, more than likely they are not going to get a vehicle unless it's an absolute emergency. So we come up with that number and that policy for reasons of being able to account for things in this forum. Again, with the concerns around energy and how we purchase vehicles, that will be taken into consideration. We will start looking to see how we can implement some of these changes. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister agree to meet me outside of this House and we can talk about the details of the areas of my concern, so we can specifically deal with this problem and maybe understand it better? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take the Member's calling me out as one that we will work together and have a dialogue on some of the concerns that he's raising. I am happy to meet with Members of this House. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a short question to the Minister of MACA. In my visits to Fort Good Hope, some of the elders talked about their reservoir being dead water. I know they want to ask the Minister to see if that water could be looked at. It's just sitting there. So could the Minister of MACA inform me in terms of this water situation? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we had our officials look at the water reservoir and did the appropriate tests. All the tests have come back and indicated that the water is safe, and we don't have any further plans for that reservoir, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that the people of Fort Good Hope will appreciate the Minister's comments that the water is safe. The water is sitting like in a sink. That's what the elders talk about when they say dead water. It's not moving anywhere. I don't know if it can be flushed out and have new water come in there. Would the Minister inform me if this water is ever going to be flushed out or recycled and have new water come into that reservoir? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our guidelines require us to clean the reservoir on an annual basis and refill it as required. In some communities it's once a year. In others, depending on the consumption rate, it's twice a year. So there are guidelines that these reservoirs fall under and are applicable to the community. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The time for oral questions has expired. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 12, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.