Thank you, Madam Speaker. Some time ago, the Department of Health established a birthing centre in, I believe, the community of Rankin Inlet. I asked the Minister about allowing elders and local people to assist pregnant women to have their babies in the communities, rather than going out of the communities for six to eight weeks, away from their families. That disrupts many families and contributes to social problems.
I wonder, if there are capable people in the communities and if a pregnant woman is not in danger of complications, if the department is open to allowing community members to take over where they would really love to, along with nurses?