Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it is a very good program. I have had some good feedback from my constituency, from people who have tried to access it. I am wondering, as a follow-up, Mr. Speaker, if indeed the money that is in the program and has been allocated east and west, I am wondering how much has been budgeted for? Has it been budgeted by region, like the Baffin region, the Keewatin region, the Sahtu region, or is it just a pot of money divided east and west and first-come, first-serve? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, because of the demand that has been generated by this program, I am wondering if the program applies to the purchase of a single-family home or the Staff House Purchase Program, or for example, in Iqaluit right now where we are trying to develop a condominium market? Can the money be used for the condominium units? I wonder if the Minister could explain the availability of the program for what type of unit you can purchase. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, are people allowed to use the newly announced program money and use it in conjunction with other programs that are available from the Housing Corporation? As an example, Mr. Speaker, using the Down Payment Assistance Program or the EDAP Program and using it in conjunction with the $15,000 that is available for the residents of Nunavut? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Housing Corporation, concerning the new housing assistance plan. My question concerns the demand for the project to date. I wonder if the Minister could update us? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, would it be possible for the Minister of Health or his department or through some communications with the Baffin Regional Health Board in Iqaluit to put out a press release or at least keep the public informed as to the developments around this issue?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just to help allay some of the fears concerning this issue, would the Minister

be able to say that, indeed, things are well in hand and that people have nothing really to fear, that the Department of Health is on top of the matter? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There has been some concern raised over the last couple of weeks at home in Iqaluit concerning a large gathering of about 300 people from across Nunavut and the north attending a religious festival that, indeed, there was a case of active tuberculosis. I am wondering what type of processes are in place from the Department of Health to allay some of the fears that have been generated because of this and indeed what type of process has been in place from the Department of Health. My question is for the Minister of Health. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this past week was very hectic for the EMO and Fire Department people in Iqaluit. On Friday, there was a plane crash and Sunday there was a major fire at some new construction in town. There were some burn injuries to some of the children as a result of that fire. Mr. Speaker, the fire resulted with the power, phone and cable lines being disrupted. The power was quickly restored in about three hours after the fire and I understand that cable TV was back up yesterday.

However, Mr. Speaker, phone service to most of Happy Valley and all of Tundra Valley and Apex is still not available. Mr. Speaker, as a result, Joamie School in Tundra Valley and Nanook School and Apex were closed yesterday. Because they had no phones, it was felt that it might put the children in jeopardy if phone service was not in place. EMO in Iqaluit have today provided two-way communications for both Nanook and Joamie School and have placed their command bus in Apex for communications with Iqaluit. The command bus was donated by one of the long serving EMO people in Iqaluit, Mr. Bob Hanson. It was outfitted with telecommunications and other necessary equipment by donations from Iqaluit businesses. Mr. Speaker, the command bus is being monitored by the EMO staff and they will continue to have it in place in Apex until phone service is restored. I understand that NorthwesTel has brought in extra resources to deal with this problem and have been working around the clock to have the service restored.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Mike Ferris, the EMO coordinator for the Baffin, and his capable staff are to be congratulated for the work they have done over the past few days. Also, the volunteers at the fire department, staff at NorthwesTel, NTPC, and the cable TV staff. Mr. Speaker, I have not been able to speak to my children since this weekend because of the phone service outage. I would like to take this opportunity to say hi to my wife and kids back home in Iqaluit and say well done. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as a seconder of the motion, Mr. Speaker, I think that the motion addresses the entire Conflict of Interest report and goes considerably further. First of all, all recommendations by the commissioner, Anne Crawford, are adopted and that Mrs. Groenewegen receive full payment for her legal costs and that an independent review panel will review all aspects of the conflict of interest provisions and also the human resource guidelines, including the opted out clause. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be supporting the motion. Thank you.