Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister of Finance elaborate on his emergency statement where he says that, indeed, it is PSAC that continues rhetoric of criticizing the Hay Plan Job Evaluation Pay System and their substantiation of same? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again referring to Mr. Todd's emergency statement this morning. He continues in questions to the answers and again in his statement to say that PSAC is running the show, and indeed that the UNW is under the guide of PSAC from Ottawa. I am wondering what substantiation Mr. Todd has to make these accusations?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I always thought Mr. Todd had so many good friends in Ottawa. Mr. Todd said in his emergency statement that December 12th and 13th, Mr. Speaker, will be the last opportunity to conclude and negotiate the collective agreement. I wonder can the Minister explain why only two arbitrary days have been set aside to settle this collective agreement after negotiations have been ongoing for nine months? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that was a great speech but did not answer my question. According to Mr. Todd's emergency statement he says we will be approaching the union within the next two weeks to look at how we can settle the pay equity complaint. My question was, what are the focuses of those negotiations? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to address some questions to Finance Minister, Mr. Todd, of his emergency statement made earlier. Mr. Todd stated that pay equity is now off the table and indeed states the impasse since April has been and was the government's adamant conclusion of pay equity during negotiations. Can the Minister elaborate on the new focus the government will take on the pay equity complaint? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, manufacturing of retail and wholesale goods in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut has been supported by this government and previous Assemblies. The private sector, which is the primary vehicle for new job creation and the main ingredient for a successful economy in the north, is worthwhile speaking about. The resource harvesting has been at the forefront of this type of economic activity. Hay River and Yellowknife have been the primary centres for the manufacturing of secondary goods in the Northwest Territories.

Over the past several years, local companies in Nunavut have begun to create, produce and manufacture retail goods for sale in the Northwest Territories and southern markets. The creation of world-class outerwear from seal and other northern furs has begun in earnest with Arctic Creations and DJ Sensations in Iqaluit. Frobuild Construction is producing building trusses, steel frame studs and sewage tanks, to name some of their products being manufactured in Iqaluit in the north.

Today, Mr. Speaker, I would like to introduce to the House a new product being produced and bottled in Iqaluit. Peterson & Auger have been producing Coca Cola products in the north for a long time and over the last two years have opened up a plant in Iqaluit. The company has seen the success bottled water has had in the market place and has invested considerable resources to develop a truly northern Nunavut bottled water, Arctic Chiller. This product is exceptional in its clarity and its purity. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Peterson & Auger and Mr. Jack Walker for their confidence in Nunavut and Iqaluit. I wish them much success with Arctic Chiller and other locally developed and manufactured goods in Nunavut. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, and wishes to report that Bill 6 is now ready for consideration in committee of the whole as amended and reprinted and, Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 70(5) and have Bill 6 reported into committee of the whole for tomorrow. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister is telling me that he indicates that he thinks the Nunavut government can recruit students over the next six weeks to start a program in January that is going to end in March. He is going to run a 12-week program, that is what he is funding, is that correct? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I guess my point is that we have already had an access program. If the Minister is indicating again that the access program is only a five month program, I am wondering what then the second year of the nursing program is, would it be nine months? January to March is three months. Nunavut starts on April 1 so is he committing right now with these funds announced that he is only funding the program from January to March for three months or, is he looking at funding them from January to June for six months? Is the program a five-month program or is it a six-month program, what is the duration?