Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is a doctor in the Northwest Territories who has been paid by this government to deliver medical services. That doctor has a concern and wants to do a study on the people and water in Aklavik. When asked who is paying for that, the Minister replied by saying we are dealing with the regional health board to see who is going to pay for it and until we have a terms of reference for this study to be done, the department cannot pay for it.

I think the department should have a budget that is pan-territorial and does not have to go through the regional health board. They are stretched to the limit already.

Getting back to the study. I want to ask the Minister if she would be willing to pay for a collaborative study say in Lutselk'e, to do a similar study so that there can be comparisons done? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.