Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I think the Member's concern about communication between the health system and patients is very well taken. I believe it was a fundamental problem, for example, that was revealed during the abortion services' review, but the Assembly will see some very helpful recommendations in dealing with that problem. What is being suggested, which I endorse, is that one thing we have to do is provide a means of what I would call cultural sensitivity training to our physicians. This will be necessary, as long as we employ physicians who are not indigenous or northern people. We are now actively looking at ways in which we can build this cultural sensitivity into physicians, and health professionals' practices. We may even, possibly, consider ways of tying it into the licensing process, itself. I also agree with the honourable Member that communication problems with southern physicians is, perhaps, even worse. I recently heard a story about a fellow from Pelly Bay, who was asked to come back in two weeks, by an Edmonton doctor, to have his stitches taken out. This doctor had no idea how far away Pelly Bay was, or that there was a local health centre, which was quite capable of removing stitches without the necessity of such a big trip. We are also going to try to address the communication problems with southern physicians. One way of addressing that is to try and deliver as many services as we can in the Northwest Territories, and we have had some success in this direction already. At the local level, there are also problems. This is where the C.H.R.s are critical, and I will say to the honourable Member,

that I see a role for C.N.A.s, at least in some of the larger health centres, we may pilot some use of C.N.A.s, and I think they will improve the communication problems the Member is describing. Thank you.