Thank you, Mr. Rabesca. Members' statements. Are there any further Members' Statements? Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on a point of order. For Members' information on Member's statement 417-13(4), Relocation of Federal Civil Servants. On October 2, 1997, the unedited Hansard on page 2307 and 2308, the Member Mr. Ootes stated, "You will recall the reason for the motion was because Cabinet was pursuing only the mineral, oil and gas functions. In the motion, Ordinary Members asked this thrust be expanded."

In case, Mr. Speaker, there is a lapse in memory, all Members of the Legislative Assembly will recall that the government had briefed Ordinary Members' Caucus on ourselves pursuing the transfer of federal employees to the Northwest Territories prior to this motion being raised in the House and prior to Mr. Ootes making his Member's statement. So, it was a thrust that the government is already pursuing so there may be a slip in memory, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Morin. Mr. Morin, you do not have a point of order. You do have a point of debate, but we do not have that on the order paper. Item 4, returns to oral questions. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Ootes

The Minister of Health and Social Services. Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department has been active in this area. In fact, the working group on breast cancer screening had completed a report on the development of guidelines for the implementation of breast cancer screening programs. That information now has been disseminated and those guidelines and recommendations are now provided to the boards from the department. It is expected that there will be implementation working groups at the board level to deal with how to implement breast cancer screening programs for their service areas, Mr Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr Ootes.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe in response to that question and the same response this year, the boards have the say in outlining what their capital needs are. They may have other priorities that they deem within their service area, as far as addressing the needs of their health centres or their hospitals under the board's jurisdiction. We are certainly not opposed, non-supportive of having a portable mammography machine available if the request comes forward as a priority of any boards. They have to take into consideration, of course, the cost effectiveness of that equipment and the service that it is going to provide for the residents, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I indicated the government is addressing the problem by developing and implementing breast screening programs with the providers, the deliverers of the health care services in the territories, our boards, our partners. In respect to the capital requirement of the specific portable mammography machine, if there is a request that comes forward and they feel it is their priority to initiate that type of equipment for their service, then we will be supportive in looking at assisting them to that effect. Thank you.

Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Ootes.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, once again the department has developed and is in the process of assisting boards in implementing breast screening programs. It is up to the boards to set the priorities for the service. If individual boards have different priorities that they would deem necessary to deal with to improve or enhance the service within their areas. If they see that breast cancer screening is one of those priorities, then they will act on it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral questions. Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to follow-up on some questions just related by my honourable colleague from Yellowknife. Mr. Speaker, has the Minister of Health reviewed the summary report by the Northwest Territories Breast Cancer Working Group? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.