Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning. Mr. Speaker, I have a return to a question asked by Mr. Allooloo on June 8, 1995. It concerns the status and treatment of GLOs.

Mr. Speaker, all government employees laid off due to budget reductions, in Yellowknife and other communities, received the lay-off entitlements provided for in the collective agreement. In May 1995, new lay-off provisions were negotiated which replaced the existing lay-off provisions and the workforce adjustment program. The negotiations included settling all outstanding grievances related to the workforce adjustment program.

Minutes of settlement were signed with the Union of Northern Workers to apply the new lay-off provisions to the GLOs. In addition, the government liaison officers were given a further six-weeks' notice of layoff.

Mr. Speaker, if I might I have another one. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a concern about cash flow. We used to have an arrangement with Ottawa whereby we drew down on our money that we received from them when we needed it the most and even Ottawa is getting a little more difficult in that regard. So it is something that we are concerned with. It's something that we will address through the budget process this year and make some recommendations to the next government, and we will be as vigilant as we can about those particular large payments that come from time to time. In fact, most of the departments call us before they are going to issue large cheques so that we can time it so that we do have the money in the bank. So I recognize Mr. Koe's concern. I share that concern, and we are trying to be vigilant. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, unfortunately Madam Premier and Mr. Nerysoo are on the phone with Mr. Morin right now in Norman Wells. They probably would be better to answer than myself, but my knowledge of it is that there are discussions ongoing with various groups about the impact of the new languages agreement and that the Premier has been handling most of that. Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, yes, a committee has been formed. It has not, as the report says, developed its terms of reference, or it had not at this particular time. I will get the names of the people who are on that committee and provide it to the House post-haste, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Over the last year and a half, we have been offering workshops to departments and to various regions, discussing with them how important it is to have a paper trail and to have correct accounting procedures, particularly when they are dealing with cash and that has been fairly well attended by most of the departments. I must say the departments that have recently been clipped are probably the first through the door and that is the kind of preventative sessions that we have been having with departments. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kivallivik, that Bill 33, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 3, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, June 12, 1995, I shall move that Bill 34, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1995-96, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I think the Premier answered a question today about GLOs and I think she answered it correctly. I think Mr. Allooloo just recently asked me a question about workforce adjustment, and I think what has happened is between the time of the GLO situation and now, there may have been some further negotiations with the UNW with regard to workforce adjustment. I have to find out the timing of those particular talks in order to come back and answer the question that Mr. Allooloo is asking. So, I'll take the question as notice and, as I said, report to the House tomorrow. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, there has just been some recent negotiations between the unions and ourselves with regard to workforce adjustment. I will take the question as notice, get the update and report to the House tomorrow. Thank you.