Thank you. I'll first address the issue of the money that was allocated for first nations development and just draw attention to the fact that often in the Northwest Territories we run into problems on national programs because much of that money often goes through reserves, and we only have one reserve in the Northwest Territories. Most of the Inuk people in the Northwest Territories either are with unresolved treaties or have a separate treaty that does not create reserves—they have a self-government regime.
So if I could ask you, when you're developing programs that are addressing the needs of aboriginal people, keep in mind the fact that money can't only be flowed through reserves, if we're going to address that. I think it's comparable to off-reserve people living in the cities, but there are special problems, I think, when it comes to that if solutions are being sought.
The way the territorial governments operate when it comes to labour legislation is that the governments are permitted to take onto themselves, with the permission of the federal government, responsibility for certain areas. In the Northwest Territories the territorial government has not taken over responsibility for labour, so the Canada Labour Code applies to everyone here except public employees, teachers, and a few people that are specially designated with their own piece of legislation.
From the perspective of the national jurisdiction that comes in labour organizing, I acknowledge that there would be difficulties in dealing with it in many places. That would not apply here. Any improvements in fostering a more labour/union friendly climate at the federal level would directly apply to virtually everybody in the Northwest Territories.