Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My follow-up question on my questions earlier is to the Minister of MACA. And before I ask this question, I want to emphasize the crisis that we're experiencing here. I continuously get texts here. The text reads: $1,500 for 280 liters, one-quarter of a tank, for my fuel at the house tank. And it's not even the dead of winter yet. That's just one of many that I'm receiving. My question to the Minister is the Minister of MACA willing to invite mayor Frank Pope and proceed on setting up a meeting with the federal counterpart to address the situation in person; would the Minister commit to that? Thank you.
Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister of MACA.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be more than happy to have that conversation with the Member to see what we can do. However, I think it's well aware with the Member, also my Cabinet counterparts, the work that's been going on. We've had a lot of federal engagement with the federal Ministers in regards to the situation in the Sahtu. I've received messages every day from the Member in regards to what's going on in the Sahtu. We are actioning it. I know my department's on it just about it every day at the capacity that we have. So I'm more than willing to discuss this with the Member and we could find solutions; however, I don't know what the face-to-face meeting with the federal government's going to do when we've already been there. I know the Member was in Ottawa also discussing with federal counterparts so it's not that they haven't heard us; they've heard us. It's how we're going to address this issue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thanks to the Minister that is willing to look at this situation. Considering the fraction of the cost going for both leaders to Ottawa is critical to what is actually happening on the ground level back in Norman Wells, so I certainly welcome the opportunity to discuss details but that's my position on encouraging the Minister to make a commitment with the company of mayor Pope, proceed to Ottawa. Some things are just best said in person and keeping in mind that you got to also educate the bureaucracy of both levels of government to emphasize the urgent need for relief, that cost is happening now as we speak. So I look forward, and I welcome the opportunity to discuss with the Minister on the details of scheduling. Mahsi.
Thank you. Next on my list is the Member from Great Slave.
Frame Lake.
Okay, then, I'm going to go to the Member from Yellowknife Centre.
