Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Final supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know from watching some of the media accounts on this that this is causing some price fluctuations at the pumps. Is it anticipated that these interruptions may result in any cost increases for northern consumers, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we already have our fuel purchase agreements in place; we have signed them off so we are already tied into a price. We signed them off before this increase has happened so we're not affected again by this national strike or national increase, because we already have our contract signed off for the price that we agreed to. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. I'd like to ask Mr. Handley what, if any, programs does the Housing Corporation have in place to help families with autistic children in the home? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have two programs. One is ours; that is the new CARE program that is to provide funding for repairs and enhancement to existing units. There's also the RRAP program, which is the CMHC program that does repair specifically for situations like this where there are special needs. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my constituent had raised this issue with me about six months back requesting some pretty standard, basic renovations to her unit, such as locks on the windows, Plexiglas, and also a unit with, pretty standard, a unit with no stairs. They had moved her to another unit and the other unit has stairs. It wasn't addressed then and what the Minister said doesn't give me any comfort that it will be addressed going forward. So I'd like to ask the Minister how a single mother in social housing can get some help from the Housing Corporation to make her unit more friendly for a child with autism? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't want to speak about this individual's personal situation, but we do have programs that are there. They new president of the Housing Corporation shares the same attitude that I do, that we need to be responsive to these kind of situations. I hope that this individual has talked to the Housing Corporation. If not, following this question and answer, I'm sure she will, and we'll follow up on it. But there is money in the Housing Corporation to deal with these kind of things and some of the problems may be a major challenge for us, but we'll do what we can. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Final supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to hear the Minister say, and I know there's a new president there, a new Minister of the Housing Corporation, and it's nice to hear that they're interested in doing something about this. The most pressing thing, I think, is to get her into a unit without stairs. Is that a possibility? I'd like to ask the Minister that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, we'd have to work with the housing authority and, again, Mr. Speaker, I'm assuming this person is in Yellowknife. But we'd have to work with the housing authority. I don't know the availability of units without stairs, but if there is a way for the Housing Corporation and the Yellowknife Housing Authority to work together to resolve this, then we'll do that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for Justice, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I'm happy with all of the judicial appointments. My point in making that comment was that if people believe there's been some significant change in the way we appoint judges, it certainly hasn't been apparent to me because I think we're still getting good candidates appointed to the bench. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't think he's keeping up with the reading of what government's policy is in this regard and I would suggest to him that it's in our interest, in our jurisdiction's interest to make sure because we're very affected by court decisions. Mr. Speaker, he mentions that, and I know he mentioned earlier that this is not our jurisdiction, but I am aware that the Minister has met with Minister Toews, when he was Minister of Justice, about father's rights and other law and order items, strengthening youth offender issues and such and keeping kids in jail, I don't know what it was. So why is it that the Minister will not address his mind to see what the impact of this federal policy would be on our policies? I don't understand why he will not address that. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I don't see a change in policy. We've still got judicial nomination committees that will look for the best candidates and appoint judges. The one change is that the Police Association of this country will now have a voice; one of seven or eight seats or whatever it is. One of them will be held by the Police Association, which I think is a good idea. Again, let me remind the Members, we don't have a government position, as it were, on something that's largely a federal matter. Thank you.