Mr. Speaker, the information that I have here in terms of the status of the Inuvik Regional Health Board's proposal call for orthodontic services is that they have made their selection and have identified who they will be awarding the contract to.

However, the honourable Member is correct in saying that they are presently awaiting the authorization to purchase the equipment that would be necessary to have the orthodontist do the work out of the Inuvik Regional Hospital. Mr. Speaker, that is in the process and, hopefully, that will be resolved very shortly.

As Minister responsible, I perhaps slowed the process down a bit because I wanted to make sure that was the best possible deal that we could get given that there was another service available for dental care in Inuvik. So, I am now satisfied that the best choice was made and will move as quickly as possible to get the necessary paperwork to have the authorization completed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.