Mr. Antoine.

Thank you. The community access road is one other program, other than the winter road improvement we have that could be used toward that end. There are a number of requests by other communities along the Mackenzie Valley system to start doing that. I believe in the Fort Good Hope area, they are utilizing the Access Road Program that eventually will be in the same vicinity as the Mackenzie Valley Highway. That is a good idea that the honourable Member has. If we could just encourage communities to get involved. These access road programs, Mr. Speaker, are an initiative by the communities. Whatever proposal the community has and if it is acceptable to the department and is approved in this Legislative Assembly, that is how the appropriation is done. I will relay the honourable Member's points here to the department to have them look at the proposals that come forward from the communities along the Mackenzie Valley to see if that could be incorporated. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we will be prepared to look at the suggestion the honourable Member has in light of trying to utilize the limited existing knowledge that we have in this department towards that end. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Henry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services, the Honourable Kelvin Ng. It is in regard to the return to oral questions today by the Minister on the question of organ donor identification. I congratulate the department and encourage them on the position they are taking. It is good that they look at the health care cards as opposed to driver's licences because more members of the Northwest Territories community can use that. My question to the Minister is, in deciding to look at health care cards, did they do any checking with other jurisdictions that may be using health care cards for organ donor identification? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Supplementary, Mr. Henry.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister get back to me as to whether the department looked at other jurisdictions when they came up with this idea? Most other jurisdictions use driver's licences for identification. Maybe the Minister could also investigate whether it is going to cause some confusion if a lot of other jurisdictions in Canada are using a driver's licence? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Mr. Ng.

I would be happy to provide the information of what other jurisdictions we took a look at and on the issue of driver's licences, as well, I would be willing to report back on that. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on my earlier questions concerning health boards and these

agencies. We have ascertained in questioning this House, they are hiring nurses. The Minister came back and said they are being hired, but it seems to be for the short-term or temporary. Could the Minister explain what is meant by short-term or temporary? Is that a year of employment? Two years, six months, three months? What is happening here? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it would be short-term. I do not know. I believe it would be less than a year. I do not have the specifics, but I will certainly find out and advise the Member. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on this issue, I am quite concerned because again, through questioning in the House today we have ascertained you have situations and this is what I have heard and the Minister had confirmed for me now that you have nurses, and there could be other professions, but nurses are the one that I have heard about. We have one nurse who has been working for a health centre for five or six years, dedicated herself to a community and the board brings in another nurse with the same qualifications and pays them more money. This is a major concern. Mr. Speaker, how prevalent is this within the Northwest Territories government? Thank you.

The question has already been answered. I will rule your supplementary out of order. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, does the Minister know how many boards in the Northwest Territories are using employment agencies? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.