Mr. Chairman, the current policy on the Department of Health on transportation of Keewatin patients is very flexible, and it is really based on what is appropriate and what makes sense with the particular patient. There are times when it would make sense to use services in Yellowknife, such as patients having babies, or other obstetrical problems. We had occasion to try this out when there was a strike in Manitoba, and we really had to put all obstetric patients into Stanton Yellowknife Hospital, and it seemed that there was general satisfaction with the services they were able
to offer at that time, so it is done on a per patient basis; on the basis of what makes sense.
I think generally speaking, if we can spend the dollars in the Northwest Territories, and save money, we will look for every opportunity to do so, and of course, the rising costs of hospitals in southern Canada, means that sometimes putting a patient in one of our northern hospitals could save up to $1000 a day just in hospital fees alone. So, it is a judgement call. There is no arbitrary rule being applied. Thank you.