Mr. Speaker, I would seek consent to deal with second reading of Bill 2, Borrowing Authorization Act.

Mr. Speaker, I would seek consent to deal with second reading of Bill 1.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 2, Borrowing Authorization Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Amittuq, that Bill 1, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1991-92, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Natilikmiot, that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Adoption of the French Version of Statutes and Statutory Instruments Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I am concerned at the implications of these motions to our capital plan and to the way the government spends money in the NWT, simply because it should be done on the basis of need. We must realize that at times across the NWT some regions have a greater need than others, and if we were to start carving up a capital budget and saying this region gets this much and this region gets that much, I think it would take away from addressing the needs of people.

I understand the mover of the amendment; I understand exactly what the Member is doing. I guess he is saying that if you want to move things around in your region, okay, but do not let it affect my region. I understand that, but I think we are going to be trying to work through MLAs and through the standing committee on finance to address the issues of the capital plan.

I said earlier today in the House, and I stand by it, that we will be talking to MLAs with regard to the way that they want the economy to go in their particular regions. Let us face it, capital plans mean capital buildings, mean things that may produce revenue, and they are tied directly to the economy. So, Mr. Speaker, I just want to express the concern that we are beginning to balkanize the NWT as far as the capital plan is concerned, instead of doing it on the basis of need. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table Tabled Document 16-12(1), my undated letter of resignation to the Hon. Nellie J. Cournoyea, Government Leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think economic development starts at home, it starts in the Northwest Territories, it starts in the communities and it starts with this government. I think we are interested in not so much being part of the economy when we try to start businesses, we are interested in people owning businesses, operating them themselves; we are interested in creating opportunities for people to gain wealth and we should be there as a facilitator, Mr. Speaker.

I know what the Member is saying about the Seville issue, and I would have to say that tomorrow you will listen to me make a reply to Members in this House with regard to questions on Seville, so I would ask him to be patient until then. If he is asking this government if we have plans to go clamouring around the world trying to promote the Northwest Territories, I would have to say no. I think we are interested in starting at home, working at home, looking at southern Canada, looking at this continent and trying to make an economy out of what we have here as opposed to just globe-trotting and trying to put in a presence. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the first thing I would like to do is to get our government to spend more money in the NWT and less of it south of the 60th parallel.

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Secondly, Mr. Speaker, I have been known as one of those people who have said on many occasions that we have to make the pie bigger. You heard the Government Leader yesterday announcing that there is a lot of interest in mining in the NWT at the present time. You heard her announce that there is going to be some drilling taking place in the Beaufort, in the Delta. Those are large-scale things that hopefully will employ a lot of northern people.

Tourism remains still an industry that is quite large. It employs a lot of people, so I will be trying to enhance the tourism industry. We are hoping that we are going to be able to start marketing arts and crafts out of the NWT and buy up more of those things as a government and keep more of those people busy who are presently not able to sell their arts and crafts.

In the new year MLAs will be getting a letter from myself encouraging them, when they are in Yellowknife, or when I am in their constituency, to sit down with me to discuss an economic plan for their own particular constituency. I am prepared to meet with MLAs on a regional basis, as well, if they want to talk about regional economic development. I expect the MLAs in this Legislative Assembly to be a part of telling us how to promote the economy of the Northwest Territories as I think they have just as big a stake in it as we do, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.