Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We use a number of bush camps across the Northwest Territories. We have some for young people and some for adult offenders. The department uses the process of calling for request for proposal every once in a while to see whether or not we can find operators who are prepared to provide us with the services. The department will also consider unsolicited proposals when they come in. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier I questioned the Premier on the high cost of living in the Sahtu. One of these bush camps in our region can surely help the people in the Sahtu in terms of reducing the high cost of living and providing them with healthy foods and, as my honourable colleague Mr. Zoe talked about, diabetes. These bush camps can certainly help our people with the high cost of food. Would the Minister consider a pilot project in the Sahtu that would be a benefit for the region and the people? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The department would be pleased to consider an approach by someone from the region who wished to operate a bush camp. I must say though, that what we have had a lot of problem within the recent past is finding enough inmates who are interested in taking advantage of on-the-land programming. The inmate has to want that type of programming and has to agree to take that type of programming. He can't be forced to take it. So we have had a larger number of spaces than we have had people willing to use the space, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the Minister's willingness to look at a proposal from our region here. Mr. Speaker there are, I understand, 17 people in YCC from Sahtu, three of them are from a federal program. Mr. Speaker, given the chance, I think our people would be willing to go back into the Sahtu rather than other regions. Mr. Speaker, I will ask the Minister, would he consider a pilot project again from the Sahtu people, to look at a bush camp in the Sahtu region?

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, again, if somebody brings forward a proposal, we will take a look at it. If it meets the test of affordability and we can see the program would be of use to inmates that we currently have, we certainly would be willing to consider it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Final supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would ask the Minister would he commit to bring the report...I believe there was a report done by the Tl'oondih Society in Fort McPherson, where they did a pilot project with inmates so that can be used in terms of helping the people in the Sahtu, in terms of getting a similar project for us. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will examine whether or not I can share that report. There may be some proprietary information in there. I know that the Tl'oondih operation is interested in doing another project with Justice, but I will examine whether or not it is possible to share that information.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. The honourable Premier, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, that responsibility was not removed from the Minister of Transportation. It never was assigned to him. I chose not to assign it to him because it is necessary to negotiate a concession agreement as well as the bridge design and the contract and so on with Fort Providence, the Minister's home community. In order to prevent him from being in what could be perceived as a conflict position, I chose to retain that myself so he would not have to deal with that issue and potentially be accused of conflict. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does that same logic that he just gave to the Members of this House apply to all Members of Cabinet? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, if we have a similar kind of situation, then, yes, it certainly would apply. In assigning portfolios to Ministers, I certainly take that into consideration. So if there is anything that would give the perception of conflict, then that is looked at very, very seriously for any Member. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Premier does he feel that the situation involving the Deton'Cho Corporation and access being granted to them to access the sandpits is of a similar nature. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.