Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s really good to see that the regional recreation coordinator positions will be maintained in the communities.

I see that the School of Community Government is taking job cuts. For myself, I don’t really agree with that in regard to the positions that are so helpful to the smaller communities. Working with some of the people who are affected, I think it’s a great loss for this government and for MACA. They do a good job, and I hope they will be able to reshuffle them in the mix of jobs with the government.

In regard to youth services, the youth are our future. We are depending so much on them. We are not going to be around here forever. For the smaller communities, the youth program with the

youth centres and stuff like that, it’s all good, and I’m happy for the funding. The youth are our future for the Northwest Territories, and we have to support them. If that means a little extra money in regard to different sporting under MACA — the Aboriginal Sport Circle, Arctic Winter Games — I have no problem with that, nor will the Minister, I hope.

In regard to the shoreline erosion in my community of Tuk, at the RCMP point they have to be able to finish that, because every year the ocean is rising, like my colleague Mr. Krutko says. You see it when you get in the community. You get three- or four-foot waves coming into the main harbour or the community where it once was sheltered, but now it’s not. There are about 500 or 600 feet there that have to be completed. I look forward to working with the Minister of MACA on trying to get this resolved and taking him on a visit to my communities in Nunakput.

With the water treatment plants it’s good to see that we do have a new water treatment plant in the community of Tuk coming this year and that Sachs Harbour’s water treatment plant is up and running. Water has always been a big worry for the community of Tuk. This year they fell short, to 17 feet when we needed 19.6 feet. So everybody’s been on the water slowdown. Being springtime, having children digging in the mud, having fun — you can’t. You’ve just got to say: You can’t do that. No water. Go wash in the ocean.

It’s really serious in regard to the water treatment — not only the water but the water refill in the community. It should be done a lot earlier. MACA has always been good in regard to the Beaufort-Delta with the regional supervisor. He’s really good to work with, and for any questions you do have, he’s always there — and Ms. DeLancey as well.

Other than that, that’s all I have to say right now.