Mr. Speaker, my understanding from the federal government and from my notes is that the evaluation that was being looked at by the federal government, it’s taking a long time; actually years in terms of them coming forward with any type of strong recommendations. I think this government, through this Minister and the Cabinet, needs to sit down with the federal government in terms of stating our strong feelings towards this program and implementing some strong changes through the recommendations as to looking at some of the communities in the Northwest Territories.

Can this Minister, through his Cabinet colleagues, suggest that some of these locations such as Norman Wells be a point of distribution for the Food Mail Program? This would make a huge difference in my region in terms of the foods that are available through this program. Again, I urge the Minister that he would carry this strong message to the federal government.