Thank you, Madam Speaker. With regard to return to Question 136-12(6), I didn't ask that question. Mr. Pudlat asked that question. Thank you.

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(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I would like to express my concern about the Nunavut government. I know they are discussing the location of the capital of the Nunavut government today. I know there is going to be a great deal of debate and lobbying. It was a difficult battle to divide the north and settle the boundary. We had to work very hard at it for many years. Today, our people in Nunavut believe and know that Nunavut is going to become a reality.

They are happy that future generations will have a place to call their own and a government that is closer to their communities than Yellowknife. Many people have expressed the concern many times about having the headquarters in Yellowknife, which is too far away.

We began discussing the division of the north in the late 1970s and we had a plebiscite in 1982 to settle this question. The majority voted for division. Since then, we started discussing the boundary issue; where the dividing line is going to be. After ten years of discussion, we had a plebiscite to settle the question of the boundary. The majority voted in favour of the proposed boundary. Up to today, northerners have made their own decisions about how Nunavut is going to be.

Madam Speaker, I would like to tell the leaders of Nunavut not to worry so much about where the capital is going to be. We know it is going to somewhere in Nunavut. The exact location or the formation of the government is not really an issue any more. There is no real need for debate any more. We can just settle through negotiations. And 1999 is getting closer. We will have to put our House in order so that Nunavut will have a firm basis to start from. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the Minister for sharing my concern. There will be another problem next year or the year after because some of the old ice is starting to move south from north of Resolute Bay. They call it Ice Island. It's been there for a long time. ...(inaudible)...occupied Ice Island. Last year it was starting to move around and starting to break. Some of it has gone through Resolute Bay. This old ice is starting to pass by those communities.

Resolute Bay always has a two-year supply of fuel from Esso, not this government. For sure, if they run out of fuel, there is no way. Only twin otters fly in there and they can't carry very much fuel. If the Minister would look into my concern, I would appreciate it. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to ask a very quick question of the Minister. Mr. Whitford mentioned my concern. Like I was saying, Grise Fiord almost didn't get their supplies this summer because of the ice. I know there will be some construction of fuel storage facilities in some communities. I want to ask the Minister, does Grise Fiord have a one-year supply of fuel or a two-year supply of fuel since you guys have said it will be slated for a tankard, if they could make it to Grise Fiord. Thank you.

Thank you. At this time, I would like to table Tabled Document 43-12(6), a letter sent to me from the Alcohol Education Committee concerning two things: getting a building and getting a secretary. Thank you.

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a question to address to the Minister of Renewable Resources. They had tabled a document on search and rescue, and they had set aside some funding for training rescue specialists. They don't just deal on the land. Some who go out on the land have to be rescued. In some communities, the boating season is very short. We would like to see some training available for land rescue as well as sea rescue. Is that going to be included in that rescue course?

I challenge your ruling.

Earlier, there was a motion to complete this department, and now there is a motion to report progress. It should be out of order because we didn't finish this department yet.