As you probably know, 93% of the Nunavut government's budget comes from the federal government: that is one basic economic fact. Yes, there is an extremely important and crucial investment made by the federal government, and negotiations are under way at the moment. It would be better to ask the question of the Nunavut government regarding negotiations on fiscal transfers, on a new fiscal arrangement that people have been looking for for years.
On January 30th, 2007. See this statement in context.