With that, I’d like to thank the Minister, thank the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses out.

What is the wish of committee? Mr. Ramsay.

Has the government or the Executive considered dispute mechanisms in regard to arbitration or having an arbitrator come and try to work it out between the parties and try to find a way that they can save face, but at the same time save the Northwest Territories from collapsing politically because of an agreement that has some people on and some people aren’t ready to sign, the other ones are looking at it? So have we considered alternative dispute mechanisms such as the possibility of arbitration or mediation to have someone come in between the parties and have somebody run between the...

Page 4-24, Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, activity summary, intergovernmental relations, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $350,000.

Any other general comments? Mr. Abernethy.

Agreed? Moving on to page 5-30, information item, office of the chief information officer, active positions.

Mr. Chair, I don’t recognize a quorum in the House.

We are moving on to page 5-14, activity summary, deputy minister’s office, grants and contributions, contributions, $61.175 million.

Now we can turn back on the department summary on page 5-7. Department summary, operations expenditure summary, $100.784 million.

I heard the Minister stating earlier that he has been giving funds to different groups who request funding. I know the Dene Nation wasn’t too successful in that area, but I know the Sahtu have been. How is that funding going to be delegated to those Aboriginal groups that want to have external meetings to talk about their participation in the devolution process going forward?

Next I have Ms. Bisaro.