Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Life expectancy may be going up but it is still lower than the national average. We do not know what is causing people to die earlier than normal. Maybe medications are just keeping people alive longer. That does not tell us that the environment is not causing the diseases. We may have medication that is just keeping us alive longer. What I would like is a collaborative study.

The study that Dr. Morris is recommending we do is a study on people and water in Aklavik which may be causing stomach cancer and other illnesses. What I would like is the department to do a similar study outside of Aklavik so that there is collaborative studies. There are similar studies done in Lutselk'e and compare that to the study done in Aklavik. If the results are similar, then there is obviously a problem. You could deal with that problem at that time.

That is why I am asking the Minister, can the Minister approve a budget to do a study? What she is saying is that she wants to do another study to determine if a study is required, Mr. Speaker.