Mr. Whitford.

Supplementary, Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to try to make my question a little clearer. My question was, Mr. Speaker, to the Minister of Safety and Public Services. Do you know of any other jurisdiction which would carry out the responsibilities of safety awareness, education and enforcement by Workers' Compensation, within that province? Let us say one province.

Mr. Whitford.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, just for clarification I have a question for the Minister of Safety and Public Services. Do you know if there are any jurisdictions in Canada that have the responsibility of safety awareness and education enforcement carried out by Workers' Compensation Board? That was the question my honourable colleague asked.

Mr. Whitford.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Health. We are not trying to bother the Keewatin health board, but my question concerns the Sanikiluaq patients who, when they have to go away for medical reasons, have to travel to Churchill. If there was to be a health facility in Rankin Inlet would the Minister of Health be working with the health committee in Sanikiluaq with regard to what procedures the Sanikiluaq patients would have to use in order to travel to the health facility. The Sanikiluaq people are concerned as to where they would be sent if a person was to be sent to a health facility. From what I was told they would prefer to go to Churchill, Manitoba. I would like to get an answer from the Minister of Health. Thank you.

Mr. Patterson.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I cannot give the Member a clear answer about what is going to happen if there is a new hospital built in Rankin Inlet. However, Mr. Speaker, I can assure the honourable Member that the people of Sanikiluaq will be fully involved in planning the new health services now being studied for the Keewatin region. The planning process has started and it will involve community consultations. So if his constituents in Sanikiluaq have strong views and preferences I would encourage them to get involved in the planning process to make their views known. Those views will then be taken into account, I am sure, in developing the health facilities plan for the Keewatin region. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister of Health be able to work with me and could both of us work with the Sanikiluaq health committee. Could he tell me in front of the Members of the Legislative Assembly if he could work with me and travel to Sanikiluaq?

Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Speaker, the Health Facilities Plan is being undertaken by the Keewatin Regional Health Board which, of course, includes a representative from Sanikiluaq. Mr. Speaker, if the Member is asking me to travel

to Sanikiluaq to talk about future health facilities and services in the Keewatin Region, it would not be proper for me to do so without involving the Keewatin Regional Health Board because they are the leading agency in steering this plan alongside our government and my Department of Health.

I would have to say that if such a visit were made, it should be in conjunction with the Keewatin Health Board and, perhaps, in conjunction with their planning process. Having said that, Mr. Speaker, I would be open to arranging such a visit with the Member when our schedules permit.

Thank you. Item 5, Oral Questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Safety and Public Services. Mr. Speaker, in the 1991 O & M Main Estimates, the Department of Safety and Public Services received $500,000 to do safety education and with this money they were able to utilize three person years for this program. Since the Department of Safety and Public Services does not receive these funds from the Workers' Compensation Board for their Safety Program, I would like to ask the Minister whether or not these three PYs are still in existence. Thank you.

Mr. Whitford.

Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is, once again, to the Minister for Workers' Compensation. My honourable colleague for Baffin Central has raised a number of excellent points about the uncertainty which surrounds the W.C.B.'s apparent decision to embark on a growth phase of PYs and additional O & M expenditures. It is increasing, at the same time, the employer's assessments by an average of 12 per cent. Will the Minister tell this House whether he will take responsibility now for ensuring that the board does not proceed with any increases in its administrative budget and its PYs during the upcoming year?