Madam Chairman, I notice that my colleague from Nunavut is here and I would like to ask a question in that respect. When we appeared before the Romanow commission a couple of hours ago, she again made the point that in rural parts of the northern territories some people feel that they would like to have the problems we have here in southern Canada. The differences are inconceivable. These people are faced with no running water. There is no infrastructure. Health facilities in some areas have requirements that people cannot imagine. I read somewhere that someone questioned the need for infrastructure. Such people should tour this part of Canada, these very rural parts of my riding and those of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
I would like to ask for a commitment from the minister for him to come and see some of these parts of Canada that many Canadians never see. This would enable him to tailor his programs and services and speak in cabinet about these people whose lives are totally different from the lives of the vast majority of Canadians.