Madam Speaker, as the Member has indicated, this is a long outstanding issue and we feel we have a good working relationship with the Metis Association to determine what it is, in terms of financial obligations, that would be placed on the already-strained health budget. To do a historical summing-up of what has been done, we had a contribution agreement of $200,000 between ourselves and the Metis Nation, then there was a further extension of $57,000 which was given in September of 1994. As of July, the enumeration was reported to be 80 per cent complete, with a population of 3,358.
What we are doing is continuing to deal with the matter. We expect to continue to have a working dialogue with the Metis Nation to see how we could achieve the extended benefits for the Metis of the Northwest Territories, Madam Speaker.