Mr. Pollard.

Yes, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Mr. Pollard.

Yes, Mr. Speaker.

Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Pudlat.

Mr. Arvaluk.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am well aware of the facts the Member has stated. Sometimes the students refuse, and it is because of the education program for the secondary school. We agree on the budget yearly, and according to the budget we agree on in the Legislature, is sometimes misunderstood towards the programs for the students, but when there is funding, money available, the students are most welcome.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Pudlat.

(Translation) Yes, Mr. Speaker, we are well aware of that when there is funding available, because of the deficit and due to lack of funding, the students requests are not being met. We will, therefore, have to work harder and help our students to work towards staying in school. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Arvaluk.

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I stood up because I was willing to answer his response. I stood up without realizing. The funding is small. The Members of the Legislative Assembly agreed upon, as we all know, and have to go by the budget that we agreed upon for the funding for the Department of Education. The budget is agreed on in the Legislature.

Item 5, oral questions. Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. Mr. Speaker, plans are apparently in place for the closure of certain D.E.W. Line facilities across the Northwest Territories.

On March 12, 1992 I was very glad to hear my honourable colleague from Keewatin Central, raised the matter of this government's role in the acquisition of surplus assets which may become available as a result of closures.

At that time, the Minister was able to outline his plans for the coordination of the acquisition process but was unable to provide the House with much indication as to the cost or the type of assets.

Is the Minister able to advise the House today about what progress has been made during phase one of the acquisition process, in which the inter-departmental committee was supposed to be examining the disposal of movable assets and equipment, and departments were supposed to identify if they are interested in them?

Mr. Pollard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have purchased approximately $265,000 of equipment from the federal government, the majority of that has been moved to Pelly Bay, Spence Bay and Cambridge Bay. The United States Air Force moved the equipment to Cambridge, they were going to move it to Hall Beach, we paid them some extra money, and they did move it to those other two communities.

There is still some furniture at camp five, and I think the residents of Pelly Bay are going to pick that up this winter. We have also purchased or made arrangements to move some lists of equipment to the Kitikmeot, in Pelly Bay, a towed roller, four by four pick up, tractor, dump truck, scoop loader, tractor trailer, and various other departments have picked up equipment as well. Perhaps, Mr. Speaker, it would be more advantageous if I tabled it tomorrow in the House, the list of equipment that we have already purchased. Thank you.

Item 5, oral questions. I think if we could, we will take a short recess, we will stop the clock, proceed when we come back, so Members have a chance to meet with Monsieur and Madame Chretien. We will take a short break.

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Item 5, Oral questions, so then 20 minutes and 15 seconds to go. Oral questions, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Health.

Mr. Speaker, quoting the unedited Hansard for Thursday, September 10, Mr. Patterson indicated in this House, and I quote, "Mr. Speaker, on July 15 of this year Dr. Uma Viswalingam requested an injunction to prevent the release of the college's report. That matter was dealt with by the court, and appealed from the lower courts decision was heard in the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories on August 10. The Appeal has been adjourned without a certain date of return, and the Supreme Court file has been sealed. I believe, Mr. Speaker, that since the matter is before the courts, and since the issue is before the courts, I must not release it."

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister since he indicated that the report should not be released in this House, why has he released it to Dr. Covert. Thank you.

Mr. Patterson.

Well, Mr. Speaker, with respect to the Member, I think there is a great deal of difference between releasing it in this Legislature to the public, and releasing it to a duly appointed officer by statutes, namely the President of the Board of Inquiry under the Medical Profession Act. I think there is a great difference between the kind of public release that I was being pressed to consider in earlier questions, and the very privileged, confidential releasing of such a report to a person appointed under a statute of this Legislature, with a very clearly defined mandate jurisdiction and responsibility. So, I do not think the situations are at all comparable with the greatest of respect. Thank you.