Mr. Speaker, I have read the Medical Profession Act. My understanding of it may not be as great as that of the honourable Member, but I have read the Act, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I am gathering from the honourable Member's questions, and those of Mr. Nerysoo yesterday, is that they believe that in addition to the concern about the practice of a particular physician, there may well be other issues of concern about the operation of the Fort Smith Health Centre.
Mr. Speaker, what I have tried to clarify today is that those broader issues are, in fact, referred to in the Saskatchewan College Report which Dr. Covert will be responding to in the inquiry he is going to head. This Board of Inquiry will be able to deal with those broad issues.
As far as the Right of Appeal is concerned, Mr. Speaker, as I understand the Act, the section the Member refers to, deals with a physician's appeal to a decision of the majority of a Board of Inquiry about whether or not that physician may continue to practise medicine. And that decision, indeed, can only be appealed to the Supreme Court. However, Mr. Speaker, if there are matters that arise in the Board of Inquiry that should be dealt with, that are issues of concern to the people of Fort Smith and issues of health care of concern in that community, then obviously I will give the Member my undertaking to do everything in my power to see that those matters are addressed.
I want to assure the Honourable Member that I am as concerned about the quality of health care in that community as she is. I believe that I have a responsibility to safeguard the quality of health care and I am willing to take whatever steps that are required once the Board of Inquiry is concluded.
I have not examined the matter of how it reports, and what reasons might be given, I would have to take that part of her questions as notice. I think that it is a matter that will have to be reviewed by lawyers. But I will assure the Honourable Member that if there are matters that arise out of that inquiry that merit further attention, I will give it that attention, by whatever means are appropriate.
I think we should take the first step, have the review that is required by legislation designed for that purpose and designed for this situation and once the results are evident, then I will take whatever steps that are appropriate, relying on advice from the Honourable Member and her constituents. Thank you.