My question is to the Minister of Health and, again, relates to Dr. Carmichael's AIDS condition. Although the risk of infection for patients is slight, the Canadian Dental Association has acknowledged a concern about the ability of AIDS-afflicted dentists to practise safely and competently once the disease has begun to progress. The Canadian Dental Association recommends that support panels should be established to counsel and advise those ailing practitioners on the dental services they are able to provide, given their physical condition.

My question to the Minister is this: What sort of assessment or monitoring of Dr. Carmichael's medical condition was undertaken either by the University of Manitoba, the Keewatin Health Board or the Department of Health to ensure he was able to carry out his contractual responsibilities?