Thank you, Mr. Speaker, my comment today is in regard to the whole problem in the area of health and social services in the Northwest Territories and the effects that it has on everybody as a whole, not one particular region, one particular riding, but everyone is affected by the decisions we make in this House and the decisions we make to change things. In regard to the whole health and social area we have made some drastic changes to the way things were done in the past. Yes, changes are good, but changes come with a price.

I think sometimes it is hard to admit you are wrong. I think we have to realize with change, also we have to have the ability to step back, take a look and see how we can better the system in regard to the concerns that we have from the people we represent. Mr. Speaker, I am speaking about a statement made in this House yesterday by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng, regarding an action plan for the Keewatin region. I think the Minister cannot look at health as strictly a regional issue. It affects everyone. It does not matter which riding you come from, the east, the west, from the small centres to the large centres.

I think the Minister has to take a good look at the whole health and social services envelope which he is responsible for and not piece meal it back together by dealing with it on a regional basis. There have been several questions raised in this House from myself and other colleagues in this area. It seems like it is always our word against his or our word against regional boards. I think it is time, Mr. Speaker, that we seriously take a look at the whole health and social problems that we have in this area and stand up and say, maybe we made a mistake in regard to the whole decision of down sizing, amalgamating and also saving monies for the sake of cutting the deficit. Now we have a surplus, maybe we should seriously listen to the people it affects in regard to the people that we say we serve and the needs of the people of the north. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.