Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the March 5 issue of the Inuvik Drum there are four requests for proposals from the Department of Social Services. One is a for contract home for young offenders; another one is to provide open custody facilities for bush camps. Both close Friday, March 13. In the proposals there are clauses where the contractor shall obtain and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in the amount of not less than two million dollars.
My question to the Minister of Social Services is how does he expect contractors to get this type of insurance when very few insurance firms in the North can provide that type of coverage for people looking after young offenders.