Thank you. Madam Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will ask Ms. Berthelet respond to that question.

Ms. Berthelet.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will respond to the first part. One of the funds which the Northwest Territories has accessed in the past is called the community development fund. In the new announcement by the federal Minister there will be $9.8 million for community development in support to non-government organizations. Territorial community groups will be able to access that money. We have made a request of the federal government to have health boards qualify for funding from this development fund. In the past they have not been eligible. That is one area where we will stand to benefit from.

In phase I of the national strategy we had some local projects which received funding. Perhaps, through the Minister, Dr. Gilchrist may wish to talk a little bit about drugs and the treatment.

Thank you. Dr. Gilchrist.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Specifically with regard to the services which are available to patients, I guess in many ways the services are the same as they are to any patient with any illness. When you have HIV infection you may end up with any kind of other infection and you would receive treatment as you would for that infection whether or not you had HIV.

In addition to those two licensed drugs, there are a large number of experimental drugs which are being tried out across Canada in what is called the Canadian clinician trials network. NWT patients, seen by their physicians or nurses and referred for consultation, also will be able to be considered for those additional drugs if the two which are currently licensed do not seem to be of benefit to them. Thank you.

Thank you. Are there any further comments? Mr. Dent.

Thank you. Madam Minister, do you have any comments?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will let Elaine Berthelet respond to that.

Proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The department has been doing a great deal of planning for the coming year, renewing our efforts on how we will address the problem of HIV and AIDS. We have five or six components to the plan we have in mind. We have started some of the work. I can quickly highlight a few of the items.

We are looking at a strategy, renewing the strategy. The current approach we use in our prevention program is a combination of information that was researched and collected through a cross-Canada initiative with the federal government in 1990 that we participated in. Two documents came out of that. One was a blueprint on AIDS for Canada, and the other was a blueprint on HIV and AIDS in aboriginal people.

We now would like to go through an NWT process where we will involve boards, community groups, aboriginal groups, Status of Women and quite a number of people. We have a plan in mind for that.

Secondly, we are hoping to provide some response or assistance to local community groups that would like to do a little project or an awareness day or, perhaps, have someone who has AIDS come to visit in their community.

As well, we are reviewing the educational materials: posters, videos, TV ads, et cetera. Some of what we have produced in the past we can rerun, some of it needs to be updated, other things need to be developed. We are seeking input on that from various groups of people and looking very much at the use of TV and videos. Workshops are certainly something on the agenda and, as the Member has indicated, are very well received. We have some workshops which are already planned. In fact, next week in Inuvik we have a workshop that will be for a mixture of people in terms of health professionals, CHRs and some elders from the community. As well, we will be placing emphasis on ensuring that our health professionals are kept up-to-date in terms of the trends regarding AIDS, and in counselling skills. We will also be working with the Department of Education and the school system. We have an AIDS hotline that we have been running for some time, and we are currently evaluating it and looking at ways to, perhaps, make it more responsive and effective.

Thank you. I will recognize the clock, it is 6:00 pm. I will rise and report progress. I would like to thank the Minister, Ms. Berthelet and Dr. Gilchrist. We will see you again tomorrow.

I will call the Assembly back to order. Item 19, report of committee of the whole, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Speaker, you committee has been considering Bill 17, Committee Report 18-12(3), Tabled Document 92-12(3) and Tabled Document 92-12(3), and would like to report progress with 29 motions being adopted, and that Committee Report 18-12(3) is concluded. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of committee of the whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Seconded by Mr. Dent. Motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 20, third reading of bills. Item 21, Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

Mr. Speaker, there will be a short meeting of the Nunavut Caucus immediately after adjournment this evening. There will be a meeting at 9:00 am tomorrow morning of the Ordinary Members' Caucus. Orders of the day for Friday, March 26, 1993.

1. Prayer

2. Ministers' Statements

3. Members' Statements

4. Returns to Oral Questions

5. Oral Questions

6. Written Questions

7. Returns to Written Questions

8. Replies to Opening Address

9. Petitions

10. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

11. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

12. Tabling of Documents

13. Notices of Motion

14. Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills

15. Motions

16. First Reading of Bills

17. Second Reading of Bills

- Bill 8, Payroll Tax Act

18. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

-Tabled Document 2-12(3), The Justice House - Report of the Special Advisor on Gender Equality

- Tabled Document 19-12(3), 1992 Master Plan for Corrections Service Division - Tabled Document 91-12(3), Northwest Territories AIDS Project - Review

- Tabled Document 92-12(3), HIV and AIDS in the NWT in 1993

- Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act

- Bill 17, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94

- Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Public Printing Act

- Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act

- Bill 20, Loan Authorization Act, 1993-94

- Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act

- Bill 22, An Act to Amend the Mining Safety Act

- Bill 23, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1992-93

- Bill 24, Write-off of Debts Act, 1993

- Committee Report 10-12(3), Report on Tabled Document 21-12(3): Payroll Tax Act

- Committee Report 11-12(3), Report on the Review of the 1993-94 Main Estimates

- Committee Report 15-12(3), TD 33-12(2): Government Accountability: A Legislative Action Paper on Access to Government

- Committee Report 17-12(3), Report on Television Guidelines

19. Report of Committee of the Whole

20. Third Reading of Bills

21. Orders of the Day

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until 10:00 am, Friday, March 26, 1993.

---ADJOURNMENT