Question O202-12(2): National Forest Strategy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You wanted a reason why I decided to attend the Canadian Council on Forestry meeting in Ottawa. As the Member, and every Member of this House, knows, where I come from we do not have any trees, and this is new to me. I would like to go there and inform

Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  I agree with my honourable colleague, Jeannie Marie-Jewell, about retaining our way of life, especially giving financial support to the hunters and trappers who wish to go out camping and live off the land. This occupation, as most Members in this House will agree, is a healthy

Question O167-12(2): Involvement Of Communities Affected By Peel River Basin Agreement  Mr. Speaker, that is one of the elements, that we would like to have the communities affected by the agreement between jurisdictions involved, and I will inform the communities.

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Nerysoo on February 24, 1992, regarding the Peel River watershed. The government of the Northwest Territories is a member of the Mackenzie River Basin committee. The committee is involved in the preparati

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question which was asked by Mr. Zoe on February 25, 1992, regarding the decision to defer the construction of office/warehouse complex in Lac la Martre. The only work that had been planned in this fiscal year, 1991-92, for the

Question O165-12(2): Lac La Martre Office/warehouse Complex Deferred  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have mentioned a number of times, we are going through hard times, and as each and every Member of the House knows, they were told the bad news that some of their projects were being deferred. Mr. Speaker, I will do everything within my power as the

Question O165-12(2): Lac La Martre Office/warehouse Complex Deferred  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the commitment was made by the previous government. Mr. Speaker, the project, as I said a number of times, was deferred until such a time when we can find the money. Hopefully, we will be able to find money to fund the project in the next f

Question O165-12(2): Lac La Martre Office/warehouse Complex Deferred  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In response to the government restraint budget, and in response to the extremely hard times of financial management, the project is deferred, and we hope that we will be able to put it in this year's budget. Thank you.

Question O161-12(2): Decision To Defer Construction Of Office/warehouse Complex, Lac La Martre  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take the question as notice and review the matter with the Minister of Finance. Thank you.

Question O155-12(2): Advice From Status Of Women Council Of The Nwt  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. After I reviewed my response to the honourable Member's question yesterday, I realized I must have misunderstood the question. Yes, I am going to be seeking advice from the Status of Women Council.

Question O153-12(2): Consultation With Women's Groups Re Recent Court Decision  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker.

Question O153-12(2): Consultation With Women's Groups Re Recent Court Decision  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is one of the reasons why I would like to communicate and have meetings with the Status of Women Council; with Pauktuutit, which is the Inuit Women's Association; and with the NWT Native Women's Association, and then I will make the report to this Ho

Question O153-12(2): Consultation With Women's Groups Re Recent Court Decision  (Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since the time that Pauktuutit was formed -- I will be contacting the chairperson on the phone to discuss this matter with her. I will be contacting the Status of Women Council tomorrow and also the NWT Native Women's Association about the

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to Question O135-12(2), asked by the honourable Member, Henry Zoe. Further to my response to Question O135-12(2), I would like to provide the honourable Member with more information. Yesterday I informed Mr. Zoe that the chief of Lac la

Motion 4-12(2): Membership Of The Special Committee On Health And Social Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also have some concern about the membership within the committee. It seems that, primarily, Members are from the Western Arctic, and there is only one representative from the eastern part of the country. Mr. Pudluk is from the High Arctic, and it is v