During the time I had the Cabinet portfolio, Mr. Speaker...I seek unanimous consent to continue my statement.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to make a statement today because it is International Women's Day. I also want to say to this House Inuit women have worked along side their men, historically. I believe we still have a number of those families who still work as partners.

However, there are a few very touchy issues. If we are to effectively implement strategies such as zero tolerance, community wellness and the fight against all forms of violence and abuse, as our Premier stated, we will have to begin here in our House.

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Mr. Speaker, I can only say from my own experience that I cannot help but notice that when I got a Cabinet portfolio, it wasn't even two hours before I was being asked questions in the House during question period. Kindly, the Premier took the questions herself.

Since I stepped down, Mr. Speaker, I cannot help but notice Mr. Ng, who is now Minister of MACA, has had hardly any questions posed to him. That really makes me wonder. Is it because he is a man? Did I get more questions because I was a woman?

Mr. Speaker, I did indicate, if possible, that I would like to have it done by tomorrow. Now that he has given me the choice of Yellowknife or regional staff, maybe I should pick the hardest one and make the Minister work. The most expedient would be the Yellowknife staff, if that is possible, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I realize that the staff in the Assembly are dealt with through the Clerk's and the Speaker's offices. I'm simply asking if the staff in the language bureau could translate the rent scale change notice that was provided by the Housing Corporation into English from Inuktitut. That's all I'm asking.

(Translation) Supplementary to my question. The Inuktitut translation states the increase in the rent scale from the Housing Corporation. I wish to have it translated by our qualified staff from Inuktitut to English. I would like it translated to English.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. One of my colleagues from Iqaluit tabled a document with regard to the housing rent scale notice and the translation into Inuktitut. I wonder if language services can translate the Inuktitut to English and, if possible, complete it by tomorrow?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 6, oral questions.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question for the Minister of Personnel.

Would the Minister of Personnel please advise this House of the following:

1. Notices of lay-off were given this month to GLOs in the Baffin region. These notices gave GLOs five days to either accept or reject new half-time positions. What has been the response of GLOs to these lay-off notices and new job offers?

2. Will GLOs who refuse to accept the new half-time job offer be offered the benefit of the workforce adjustment policy?

3. Has the government undertaken a study of the daily work requirements of GLOs in the Baffin region? What were the results of that study?

4. What departments of the Government of the Northwest Territories have GLOs in Baffin communities been serving?

5. Are there any plans to have GLOs in the Baffin region deliver social services for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment in the coming fiscal year?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm surprised at the Minister's response because with this type of initiative or implementation of rental increases to the public, you would think that the government would have the initiative on their own, without being asked, to have the material that is being passed on to the tenants translated to all the languages. How can the Minister justify that he has to wait for somebody to come up to him and say they would like to have this translated? Is that reasonable?