Mr. Speaker, I have a question for Minister of Health. My question is in regard to the decision making process of the department, relating to the board of inquiry under the Medical Profession Act. I would like to indicate, Mr. Speaker, it is not my intention to refer to the substance of any matter before that board.
Mr. Speaker, on September 9, I asked a question to the Minister, in regard to the process, and the Minister assured this House that the board of inquiry, under the Medical Profession Act, was an independent procedure, and I am quoting a part of Hansard, which I would describe as peer review, the same way that doctors, pharmacists, and other professionals, discipline themselves. It is not something that is steered by the government, the Minister, or the department.
Mr. Speaker, documents have recently been served, upon individuals, by legal counsel for the Department of Justice, requiring that they attend this board of inquiry. I checked to see if Dr. Covert was in fact in Hay River, and I was advised that he is presently unavailable on holidays until September 28.
Can the Minister advise the House, who directed legal counsel to serve these documents?
Thank you.