Madam Speaker, as the Member is aware, throughout the Northwest Territories there are health boards established, other than just in the southern Mackenzie where some communities do not have a health board, but do have services provided through an established facility such as Stanton, Hay River or Fort Smith.

The health boards themselves go through a continuation of analysis of health priorities that they have to set according to an established needs assessment. They need to look at what type of resources are required to take care of the very specific needs that they have. It would be looked at on an economic basis according to the service area that you are responsible for. So what makes common sense and the best way of delivering the specific services that are required would be based on the needs as well as cost-effectiveness. Thank you, Madam Speaker.