Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we have tried to support community empowerment by devolving the responsibilities and the funding to the regional and community level to have them set their own priorities as I have said in the past in respect to what they think would be the best and most suitable programs to operate in their areas and of course with that, what communities and what facilities in that area they would support. I do want to clarify we have not withdrawn accessibility to alcohol and drug treatment programs as the Member may have alluded to. We still provide alcohol and drug treatment, residential in-house treatment to residents that require that, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, those are pretty serious allegations. If it were true that it was analyzed or evaluated that there were cancer causing agents or chemicals in contamination of the water supply then we would be obligated, or any regulatory or water agency would be obligated to report that and to have that corrected as soon as possible, Madam Chair. I cannot speak on the specifics that the honourable Member is mentioning, I do not have those results that he refers to. If he has them or if the community has them, certainly if I were aware of them or any Cabinet Member that may be responsible or public health official; then we would act on that immediately, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, unfortunately as we know all government underwent changes as a result of fiscal restraints that took place. Some things that may have been planned could not be carried out because of a difficult fiscal environment when we took office. Some programs could not continue to be funded for whatever reasons and unfortunately, as I indicated in my opening comments we have had to make decisions as a government and as a minister. Unfortunately not all those decisions are popular. We know that they have impacted individuals and organizations. Ideally if we did not have to do that, we would not, but unfortunately we have had to make those decisions, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good evening it has been a long day. I would like to begin by thanking the Minister and his staff, anytime I have had requests to the Minister on various justice or health issues he has always been forthcoming and responsive when the House is not sitting and I thank him for that.

My first question concerns the Baffin Correctional Centre. There have been a couple of breakouts from the Baffin Correctional Centre over the last year. Recently there were three more inmates who broke out of the Baffin Correctional Centre. Last spring myself and the Minister had an opportunity to tour the centre and were quite disturbed to find out about marijuana and hash being dropped through windows from the ground and up into the correctional centre that inmates were able to get and other concerns. I wonder, has the Minister's department done anything to prevent these outbreaks and other episodes other than the few dollars we put into the capital budget for upgrades at that facility? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we have done extensive renovations within the Baffin Correctional Centre. I do not have all the details of what changes have taken place or are in the process of taking place. It is to deal primarily with the break outs and trying to improve the security of that facility. But as you know, anytime people are incarcerated and there are opportunities for them to be unlawfully at large, for various reasons it may not necessarily be while they are within the facility, they may be outside on a work release or temporary release and not return when they are supposed to as well and be unlawfully at large as well in those circumstances, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would accept that the Minister does not have the full detail, but I would take that at face value that indeed the work has progressed. I have seen workers over there, and that indeed the work will hopefully prevent more inmates from escaping as it were.

My second question Madam Chair, has the Minister settled the disagreement about the appointment of the Supreme Court judge from Nunavut? It was a question I asked about a year ago that there was a vacancy on the judgeship chair, and tried to get a Supreme Court judge posted to Nunavut. I wonder is the Minister could updated us on that situation.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and a very timely question I may add in that I just recently had some correspondence on that. The federal minister has committed to filling that position of a Supreme Court judge based in Nunavut. They are in the process of going through their recommendation process through their advisory committee that makes a recommendation to the federal minister. Our government has made the commitment to provide some of the administrative support necessary which allows the federal minister to go ahead and start the process of naming a potential candidate for that position, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am very pleased to hear that. After asking so many questions in this House over the past two years, I believe one member stated about 195. But at my count I think I was at 1,057. Finally I have a good answer.

I would like to follow up on another question, a new question. The Department and the Minister have come in for much criticism over the past few months. Has the Minister reviewed the operations of the Department of Health in light of this information and what corrective action, if any, has the Minister taken. Thank you.

I do not know what the member is referring to Madam Chair. Maybe if he could elaborate. I do not want criticism of the Department of Health. It is a well run department. Thank you.