Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the

people in my riding are also interested for obvious reasons in the proposed Rankin College Hospital. Can the Minister tell us the status on that project? Thank you.

Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Keewatin Cottage Hospital Project, Cambridge Bay one and the one in Iqaluit are a little further behind than what we would like, but there are still some debate and discussion about the program development and the size of these projects that, quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, has not been resolved at this time. I do not anticipate resolution of the Iqaluit one and the Keewatin one quickly. I am not really in a position to tell you the day, a time table as to when these projects would move forward. It is certainly the desire on our part to get them on the ground, but there is still some discussion with respect to how big or how small these projects should be and it has not come to a resolve right now by all parties. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Todd indicated there is still a concern with the signing off of these P3 projects. He did not indicate as to what is the delay at this point in time, why some of these projects are delayed. Thank you.

Mr. Todd.

If my memory serves me correct and I am not quite up to date as of today about the results of the two projects I talked about or the three projects, Cambridge, Rankin and Iqaluit. The dispute I think, if you want to call it a dispute, lies in the size of the project and the fiscal relationship to it. Our position, for example in Iqaluit and mine was and still is and will remain until such time as I leave office, that it is a $25 million project, 53,000 square feet.

My understanding is there is still some debate and discussion going this should be a $45 or $50 million project. Well, not on the life cycle of this government, I can assure it because we do not have the fiscal resources for that. The Keewatin one, I think, there is a similar debate going on. I do not know, believe it or not, the details but I think there is a debate where we had budgeted for around $9 million or $10 million and they are looking at a $15 million project.

Again, they have to meet, if you want, fiscal capabilities of this government as well as what we believe that the program development needs are of these committees. That is really what it is about right now. We are trying very hard and particularly the Minister of Health and his staff, to try to reach some compromise there so we can get on with getting these projects on the ground and getting them out for tender and RFP or however it goes, so we can get resolve to it, certainly there is a sincere effort. The Arviat project, I would say, will be out next week. Thank you.

Oral questions. Mrs. Groenewegen.

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With the cost cutting measures this department had gone through, we no longer give notices out. It is the responsibility for everybody who has a driver's licence to take the time and take notice of their driver's licence from time to time to see the date of expirations. Apparently, there are some people that do not do that and as a result, their licence becomes expired and there is a process in place where they have to re-apply for their licence and yes, there is a process they have to go through to get their licence back. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, once a person has had a driver's licence, my understanding is that it is not the case. They should be able to obtain their driver's licence again for a fee, of course. They had already have their licence, but in this case, I think we should be flexible enough that they just re-write the exam and get their licence back. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One course of action the department has taken over the years is to privatize the driver's examiners. It is a business which has taken on that responsibility and it is a little more difficult for the department to monitor. In some cases, if it were like department officials that are doing it, it is easy to give some directions and have some immediate action. However, in some cases, there is the business out there which has been privatized. The department is monitoring that, and we tried to be as timely as possible, but before the driver examiners travel into some of the communities, I know they are very busy from the time they get there until they leave.

In places where the drivers' examiners do not go, the RCMP is usually utilized to provide that service. The service should be available to the public if it is required. If it is not the case, then this department will look into it and see what we could do to speed up the process. Thank you.

Oral questions. Mr. Steen.

The Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi.

The question is taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Picco.