Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I did not intend to say too much in closing my debate. I felt that my honourable colleagues have covered many of the areas. However, I do want to state to the House once again, that up to at least Friday afternoon, we tried to come to some type of resolution. I agreed along with the Minister of Health, and the House Leader, Mr. Pollard, that we would try to come to some type of resolution, where we finally agree that we would receive an independent legal opinion on the Public Inquiries Act, and the Medical Profession Act, for a board of inquiry, and I would like to quote some of that legal opinion. It says, "The purpose of the two statutes are very different. The Medical Profession Act allows for a board of inquiry for the limited purposes of examining discipline, complaints, or matters of a similar nature, referred by the Minister. The board of inquiry cannot report or recommend. It can only dismiss or discipline." The people of Fort Smith are asking why? There are many people in Fort Smith that believe that this doctor is a very good doctor. They have full confidence in him, and they want to know why the Department of Health is all of the sudden taking him out of the health centre. I believe that only in democracy, and the process of democracy, do we allow for these things to be answered. All I am asking is for these questions to be answered on behalf of my constituents.

The Minister indicated that we should let the board of inquiry run its course, because all it will do is bring forth recommendations, and I state unequivocally, "no, we do not want the medical board of inquiry to review, to run its course, because the medical board of inquiry consists of three members: one person nominated by the N.W.T. Medical Association, who is a medical practitioner; one person who is a medical practitioner, who is registered in the province; and at least one person who is neither of the above."

So, it is actually another peer review on a report that was submitted. What we are asking for is many unanswered questions into the whole Fort Smith Health Centre answered, and I believe, at the very least, my constituents deserve to be heard.

Mr. Speaker, at that public meeting, one constituent raised his hand and asked, "how can they ask me to obtain a public inquiry?" I stated, "I would like to ask one question, is there anyone in this room who does not want a public inquiry, for any reason?" Mr. Speaker, at that public meeting, not one person stood up or raised their hand, and that gave me the mandate to come to this House to ask for a public inquiry.

The Minister is indicating that he is saying that costs are already being absorbed, but yet in the House, when I questioned him under oral questions, he tells me that the board of inquiry has not even been set up yet. So, I wonder where the costs being absorbed are? I recognize that the costs of an inquiry is a lot of money, and I recognize the restraint we are in, but I believe that fundamentally, your health is very important, and if people are not healthy, what can they do? Do we put a price tag on health? Do we put a price tag to answer elders in our community, that they are deprived of some of their health opportunities, that we, as the government, should be giving them? I do not believe so. I believe that sometimes, for fundamental democracy, we cannot replace an answer with costs.

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to urge my colleagues to support this motion. There are many unanswered questions with respect to this whole issue, that remain unanswered. I know a board of inquiry will not answer, but I know a public inquiry will. So, therefore, I call question on the motion. Thank you.