Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, from time to time I have received complaints from clients or others who have applied for income support and were turned down. Mr. Speaker, I am not encouraging anyone to depend on the Income Support Program for assistance unless other options are exhausted. I am merely and respectfully endeavouring to find out what the criteria are with respect to the Income Support Program. I am sure some of my honourable colleagues have received such complaints from Members of the communities as I have reported. Mr. Speaker, I am never comfortable in telling bureaucracy what to do. I have never done that and I am not about to begin to do so. In order for the complainants to have the answer, instead of going through MLAs, I am suggesting that the Department of Health and Social Services endeavour to create a handbook outlining what the criteria are for those people who are legible or ineligible to receive income support assistance. Mr. Speaker, such a handbook should be translated into other languages to make it easier for people to understand. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Madam Chairperson, come April 1, 1999, we will have an operating, functioning government. It is imminent. We will have a government of the Nunavut area sitting in the legislature and a public government in the western Arctic designing and drafting for Nunavut. I do not feel comfortable in that regard. Once Nunavut is functioning, it will be for the functioning government. It will be able to adopt this as a whole, perhaps amended or will draft a new legislation tailored for Nunavut. At this time, I feel we should, for the sake of the public and children, enact this legislation at this time, and I would urge my colleagues to support Bill 15. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. In the event that we are not able to conclude Bill 15, Adoption Act, by 6:00 p.m., I would like, at this time, to make a motion. I move that we extend sitting hours to conclude Bill 15.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In many cases in the past as we travelled on the consultation trip with the Social Program Committee, there were cases or incidents where people have talked about a family member, a young person being adopted in the country, but down south, where the natural parents or mother was not given the privilege of visiting let alone having to phone that person. What we have learned from the past is, we should make every effort to address what the public has told the committee. I thank the Minister. I understand what the Minister has said. Thank you.

Thank you. On clause 42, private placement, I quote: "no person shall place outside the territories for the purpose of adoption of a child who is ordinarily a resident of the Northwest Territories unless" blah, blah, blah. I am wondering for the Dene, Metis, Inuit and so on who have a vested interest in the case, would every effort be given to notify the Inuit Association, what have you, before there is an application filed with the appropriate person to have a child adopted outside the country? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, some of the concerns I have were addressed in the Standing Committee for Social Programs. My question to the honourable Minister is, Mr. Chairman, is this particular bill catered to meet the needs of the Nunavut government that is coming into force after April 1, 1999 or is this bill being adopted by this government to meet the change in demand in the system and to meet the need of the public at the present time? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have not heard of anyone here in this House, back home in the east, Pelly Bay, Natilikmiot region, nor other media indicating that the Premier of this government is guilty of the allegations. Mr. Speaker, I have not received any phone calls from anyone from my area indicating that the Premier should step down. Someone mentioned that because the Premier is in the highest office in the system, should step down until the inquiry is concluded. At the same time, a person in the highest office is an easy target for the public because people are wanting to be in that place.

I have known the Premier. To me he had a very good influence over people and tried to help people out. I have talked to people back home, not during this time but in the past. All the people I spoke to, in the communities I represent, have high regard for the Premier. Until such time as someone, anyone, my colleagues or the media, indicate to me without doubt the Premier is, in fact, in the wrongdoing position, then I will ask the Premier, not my colleague, for the Premier to stand aside. At this time I think we are predetermining what is going to happen after the inquiry; therefore, I am not in favour of the motion. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, significant cost, but we are paying the utility to utilize it. Will the Minister ensure the patients of the Kitikmeot region that this government is willing to ensure that we have a quality boarding home because we are paying for it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recognize the commitment of the Minister, but will the Minister ensure that the air conditioning is in place before mid-summer sets in? Thank you.