Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Premier for the positive response. Will the Premier now communicate with the right department within a few days? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again I report back to the Kitikmeot Leaders Forum that I attended about less than a month ago. My question is directed to the Premier. The Kitikmeot Leaders Forum recognizes the importance of search and rescue throughout the Kitikmeot region. We also understand, Mr. Speaker, the need for good secure communications in times of emergency. My question to the Premier is, will the Premier direct his staff to communicate with the Kitikmeot Leaders office in Cambridge Bay to perhaps work together with them to access a high frequency radio for the Kitikmeot regions to support use of search and rescue? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is nice to see you. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 26-13(6), would like to report progress and would like to report that Tabled Document 26-13(6) is concluded. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize two people in the public gallery. One is Annie Clark, now a resident of Iqaluit, Nunavut, former interpreter/translator of this Assembly for ten years.

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Secondly, Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Atima Hadlari, Director of Language Bureau of Cambridge Bay in Nunavut.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again I would like to draw attention through you, Mr. Speaker, of the Minister of Justice, to the Natilikmiot Leaders Forum that was held not too long ago in Cambridge Bay. Many issues were brought up and one such issue was in relation to the gun control law. This is federal legislation. According to the people of the Natilikmiot region, Mr. Speaker, many of the Natilikmiot residents are not able to read Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, nor English Mr. Speaker, In order for subjects of the jurisdiction to understand the law to follow it, they have to be informed. Many of the residents of the Natilikmiot region are not informed because they cannot read English, Inuktitut, or Inuinnaqtun.

My question for the honourable Minister of Justice, will he communicate with his counterpart, the federal Minister, the need to visit the communities in the Natilikmiot region with an RCMP officer, to explain all aspects of the gun control law, hopefully in Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut where appropriate, to ensure, Mr. Speaker, that beneficiaries understand that this law will be in effect in Nunavut? Thank you.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to my question to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. A lot of times the smaller communities, in particular the hamlets, are not informed as to what the money is supposed to be used for and as to how much these training initiatives will cost. Will the Minister be able to keep them informed with respect to the $600,000 that we are discussing at this time? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that $600,000 is onetime funding. The Minister also talks about the larger communities being only able to afford the privilege of having to use the Internet. Now, I believe that we know there is going to be ongoing cost to the new initiative. Will the Minister ensure that the hamlets are funded for the service of the distant communication? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the honourable Minister of MACA. As I indicated in my Member's statement, she talks about Wire North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think like many of the residents of the NWT, I welcome the new initiative introduced by the Minister of MACA, Wire North Initiative. A few days ago, Mr. Miltenberger, Mr. Erasmus and myself, we talked about a problem with a communication system in the NWT, despite the fact that we have many hard-working technicians as outlined by the Member for Thebacha. I am not criticizing the people who work in the area of the communication system. Mr. Speaker, I believe we have to change with the times and welcome any changes that will improve things like communication.

I have used my Interac card in Pelly Bay and find I have no problem connecting to a bank here in Yellowknife. I have made many phone calls to people and find now that the line is not working, Mr. Speaker. Perhaps we should try and make sure that people, residents, businesses and municipalities will get the best services that money can buy. I understand the honourable Minister is investing about $600,000 in the area of communication. Will the Minister ensure that once we have invested a lot of money into this, $600,000 is a substantial amount of money, will the government ensure that we have the quality service available that the money can buy? Thank you.