...for the territorial government. So what is the Premier going to do, in light of this new information, to stand up for the NWT and for this government? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Time for question period has expired; however, I'll allow the Premier to answer the question. Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said, we will look at it. We want to know, we want to try and figure out ourselves what is the profit on this project. If there is huge profit, then we need our fair share of it. Mr. Speaker, I don't have a quarrel either with companies making a lot of money on these projects, but we do want our share and right now we have no commitment to have our share and it becomes increasingly difficult to support these kinds of projects if we're not getting a fair share of the resource revenues.

If all we're getting is a little bit of corporate tax, a little bit of property tax and some payroll tax, and a lot of people may be getting jobs, that is still not enough. We know there's resource revenues that the federal government will benefit from on this project for a long, long time, and we need to get that share. I have stayed adamant with the federal government that any support for these kind of projects has to be tied to a fair share for us. The Prime Minister, in fact, has said that; now he's got to act on it.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. I'll allow one more supplementary question, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm not an economist, but I don't think it takes...I mean this new report just says what I think we already have known. These consortiums of these mega companies who have projects around the world would not be spending the kind of money and the time they are if they weren't going to make money. I mean that should not come to us as a surprise.

Short question, Ms. Lee.

Mr. Speaker, I think that this government, and this Legislature, and the Premier, and the Cabinet, will be judged on how we come out in terms of benefits for the people of the Northwest Territories. I need to hear from the Premier very precisely what is it exactly he's asking the Prime Minister and how he's about to get that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are negotiating with the federal government and with Imperial. No doubt, Imperial, or Exxon who owns most of them, make profits. That's what those businesses do. But, Mr. Speaker, we are insisting with the federal government that they work with us to conclude an agreement-in-principle on devolution and resource revenue sharing within a matter of months. Mr. Speaker, we need their commitment to do that, otherwise, as I said, our support for these kind of big projects is questionable why we're doing it. Mr. Speaker, on resource revenues we're saying agree to an agreement-in-principle, then start working on a final agreement. The Prime Minister has said that the northerners should be the primary beneficiaries of resource revenues. That to me sounds like 50 percent plus, and that is where we are negotiating with the federal government on resource revenues. Of course, there's other areas in terms of socioeconomic impact and so on that we're negotiating as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Written questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Villeneuve.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation.

1. Under the sale of the public housing initiative, how many units have been sold to public housing clients over the past three years?
2. Under the sale of public housing initiative, how many units which have been sold have been repossessed or have outstanding arrears owed to the government?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. Written questions. The honourable Member for Monfwi, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Written questions. Returns to written questions. Replies to

opening address. Petitions. Reports of standing and special committees. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Tabling of documents. Honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Reflections Magazine, Summer 2006. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Pokiak.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I am tabling maps of the proposed electoral districts described in Bill 14. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Monfwi, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to table a document on the literacy cuts that have impact in the community. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.