Mr. Speaker, I should explain that the board of inquiry under the Medical Profession Act, is a body that exists at all times. It was not constituted because of this particular issue in Fort Smith. Members had been appointed and the board of inquiry was in place before this issue arose. It is the kind of body that is there when it is required.
Some action had to be taken, Mr. Speaker, to ensure that all members had up-to-date appointments. As far as I know there were only two members whose appointments needed to be confirmed, or updated, in order to activate this particular board. Dr. Covert was the previous President of the Board of Inquiry, and has been so for some years. His appointment was about to lapse, Mr. Speaker, and therefore it was necessary to re-appoint him in order to get the board fully constituted.
The representative of the N.W.T. Medical Association needed to be appointed. That particular individual for some reason, was no longer able to serve, or the position had lapsed. So I had to wait a period of time to get a nomination from the N.W.T. Medical Association. The other members of the board of inquiry Dr. Fairbairn and Ms. Mary King of Hay River were already in place, and did not have to be re-appointed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.