Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well said, Mr. McLeod. My Member's statement today is with regard to the Beaufort-Delta Regional Council office in Inuvik. I won't speak on their resolution today, but I would like to bring to the attention of the responsible Minister the importance of funding the Beaufort-Delta Regional Council office in Inuvik.

Mr. Speaker, discussions have been held with regard to the office of BDRC and whether a decision should be made to fund a full-time coordinator. The information I've received and read to date is the requirement, as identified by the BDRC, for a full-time coordinator. They see this position as essential, Mr. Speaker, in order for the BDRC office to operate. This government needs to fund the coordinator position as a full-time employee.

Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in my opening statement, there are a number of resolutions that came out of the BRDC meeting in November 2004. As the Member for Nunakput, I'll be raising these issues with the different Ministers during this sitting to make sure they pursue the implementation of the resolution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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