Mr. Pollard.

Mr. Speaker, if there are unilingual people who require information from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism or any of the government departments, then they should be able to receive that service from the regional office in their own language. Sometimes it might take a bit of advance notice to be able to alert the office that this particular service is going to be required, but is should be available to people.

With regard to whether or not there is going to be any training in the future, I think that is in the Minister of Education's area and I would venture to suggest, through the career centres which the Minister is promoting across the Northwest Territories, those kinds of training will be available in the future, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Justice. Mr. Speaker, under the federal initiatives, the government annually receives funding for the implementation of the Young Offenders Act, money to ensure that the Young Offenders Act can be implemented in a manner reflecting the unique cultural and geographical circumstances of the Northwest Territories. In 1994-95 the federal initiatives funding will be about $6 million. My question for the Minister of Justice, who is not in the House at present, Mr. Speaker, does that funding take into account the cost of implementing more community justice initiatives as recommended in the corrections strategy tabled recently in the House? Thank you.

Madam Premier.

Mr. Speaker, I will take the question as notice. I would like to apologize because the Minister responsible for Justice has momentarily stepped out to take care of a family situation which has occurred. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Member for Thebacha.

Thank you. Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I received a letter recommending that Dr. Viswalingam's licence not be renewed. Because of the deficiencies within the act under the renewal of licences, right now I have one of my staff and a legal advisor working on that. As soon as I know I will seriously consider the Member's concern. I will get back to the Member either by way of letter, or if I know by tomorrow I will let her know by correspondence or by telephone. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe it is of grave concern where these bureaucrats are starting to play with someone's profession, especially when it is not in accordance to the act and they do not have the responsibility to do that. Therefore, would the Minister agree with me, the Medical Profession Act is the only act that indicates regulations with respect to licences being issued, and the Medical Profession Act only allows the Minister of Health to revoke or suspend a licence, not a registration committee, or a bureaucrat in the government. Thank you.

Thank you. Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The registration committee makes recommendations to the Minister of Health whether the licences should be renewed or extended. What I have been able to read out of the Medical Profession Act is, there is a deficiency in the area of having no provisions under renewals other than revocation of licence or suspending a licence. The act itself is deficient in that area. I have legal counsel looking into that because I have some concerns myself. Thank you.

Thank you. Supplementary, Member for Thebacha.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister since she has admitted herself that there are deficiencies in this particular Medical Profession Act with respect to renewals of any type of licence, I would like to ask the Minister if she would review that act and correct the deficiencies? Thank you.

Thank you. Ms. Mike.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Medical Profession Act is one of the acts out of four which are going to have an overhaul. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Item 6, written questions. Mr. Patterson.

I have a written question for the Minister of Personnel, Mr. Speaker.

On Thursday, March 16, 1989, the then Minister of Personnel advised that the transfer of the entire Northern Canada Power Commission (NCPC) and the transfer of programs from Health and Welfare Canada and the Northern Scientific Centre saw the territorial government gain 686 person years.

Since the transfer of these program responsibilities, could the Minister indicate:

1. a)the number of PYs transferred as a result of the acquisition agreement with the federal government for the sale of NCPC;

b)the number of people currently employed with the NWT Power Corporation;

2. a)the number of PYs transferred as a result of the health transfer agreement of 1988;

b)the number of people currently employed in the Department of Health;

3. a)the number of PYs transferred as a result of the transfer of the Northern Scientific Resources Centres to the GNWT;

b)the number of people currently employed with the Science Institute of the NWT including the three laboratories in Igloolik, Inuvik and Iqaluit. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, written questions. Mr. Dent.

Thank you. Item 6, written questions. Mr. Whitford.