Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One last question, the people that are concerned about the health issues in my constituency would like to convey to the Minister next time his officials travel to the community with a thick document, if we could receive these documents ahead of time so that when the meeting does occur, we would have some feedback at that time? So if there are going to be any documents at this upcoming meeting, they would like to see these documents before any such meeting takes place. Thank you.

I am not sure that was a question, Mr. Antoine. Mr. Patterson.

Well, Mr. Speaker, there seems to be some misunderstanding here. When the document, the Fort Simpson and Area Profile, was presented to the residents of the Fort Simpson area on June 25, 1992, I believe there was some mention for any preliminary comments. That was probably misplaced. I want to assure the honourable Member that the document that was prepared and distributed to residents is the only document that will be reviewed at the next visit. Residents have now had several months to consider that document and the department is quite willing to hear the responses at this time. It has not changed. We are anxious to receive input from the community before the next phase is planned in a cooperative fashion. I want to assure the Member that there is every attempt being made to give the residents adequate time to consider, and respond to that profile document. Thank you.

Oral questions. Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On September 22, I asked the Government Leader to provide this House with a comprehensive summary of negotiations, consultations, correspondence, and all other actions undertaken by the Government of the Northwest Territories which have been directed toward the resolution of the labour dispute at the Royal Oak Mine, in written question.

I would like to ask the Government Leader if she has the documentation available for Members?

Ms. Cournoyea.

Mr. Speaker, the document has been completed and is being translated. I had hoped that I would have it today, but it will be available tomorrow.

Oral questions. Mr. Nerysoo, supplementary. New question, Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation circulated an Emergency Repair Program statement today, and indicated that there was no funding left in that particular program.

I am wondering if the Minister is assessing whether or not there is a need for additional financial resources in that particular program?

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you. Could I ask, Mr. Speaker, if he has any idea of when that assessment might be completed and available for Members, or Cabinet to review?

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Within a month.

Oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Health. Mr. Speaker, in regards to the terms of reference that has been prepared for the public administrator at the Fort Smith Health Centre and I have tabled that document in this House.

The terms of reference that he prepared for the public administrator, some time in September at the Fort Smith Health Centre, has outlined very specific duties in the development of a strategic plan for long term development of the health care centre, something like what my colleague from Nahendeh was discussing. He has also been assigned the responsibility of developing admission statements for the health centre and of determining the health care needs of the area. Can the Minister explain why the public administrator has been assigned these responsibilities rather than waiting until his term ends and a new board, which represents all community interests, is appointed?

Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Speaker, I believe that this important work which had been under way at the time the Fort Smith Health Centre Board was, unfortunately, dissolved due to resignations, should, and must continue. It is critical that the planning go forward and so that is the first reason why it was included in the terms of reference for the Fort Smith Health Centre public administrator.

Secondly, Mr. Speaker, the individual who received that appointment, Mr. Don Ellis is a person who, I believe, is quite familiar with the community and the residents served by the Fort Smith Health Centre. He has had extensive experience in exercises of this kind including the decentralization exercise that led to the creation of new forms of government organization in the Fort Smith region. Therefore I think he is well qualified to continue this kind of work in a sensitive manner that responds to public needs while we are waiting for the turmoil surrounding the centre to be resolved, and while we are waiting for the appointment of a new board that can function and replace the public administrator. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Speaker, I know that the Minister has given me a document that I have not read yet. A little grey book that I thought that was the sum of his strategic planning, but it probably was not. However I would like to ask the Minister why he did not include a requirement in his administrators terms of reference that the strategic plan admission statement must be developed in consultation with public groups, and with individuals within the community?

This was not included in the terms of reference. He is again assuming, because Mr. Ellis is aware of the community, that he can develop this plan in isolation.

Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Speaker, the planning processes developed by the Department of Health are very clearly geared toward community consultation and grass roots input into the development of a plan for health care needs.

Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that this work will be undertaken in full consultation with the community. There was no need to spell that out in the terms of reference for the public administrator because he is very familiar, and I think most honourable Members should be very familiar with the method of strategic planning undertaken by the Department of Health.

It is community-based. The document that the honourable Member is referring to is the first phase of planning, it is the health profile for the community. I am sure that the honourable Member would now want us to move on to the second stages of health planning, and not freeze planning so that we can improve and plan for the future of health facilities in her constituency. Thank you.