Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe there were about 11 recommendations on training in the report. One in particular had to do with the recommendation developing the comprehensive human resources strategy. Has work begun on such a strategy?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the report also recommended that there be another 22 social workers added in the Northwest Territories. I know that Yellowknife and the Deh Cho region were singled out as especially in need of workers. The Minister has said that she is going to have a review done of the Yellowknife office by the end of November. Since we will not be in session, will she table that report as soon as it is done with the Standing Committee on Social Programs?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of the people who sat on this panel, who came here and undertook the work of this review for us, has been invited to come back and specifically look at the situation here in Yellowknife to determine where there may be some changes that could be made to help alleviate some of the pressures on the social workers. When that report is available, yes, I would be prepared to share it with the Social Programs committee. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It has now been six months since the report was provided to the Minister. Can the Minister provide us a date when she will have a comprehensive response to the report ready for provision to either this House or the Standing Committee on Social Programs?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not know if I would call it a comprehensive response, but I know there is a response that has been developed within the department to the recommendations contained in this report. If the Standing Committee on Social Programs has not received a copy of that yet, I will undertake to make sure it is made available to them. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Premier. I was encouraged by his response to my previous oral questions about the review of the summer student program. The Premier indicates that immediate action has been taken. One of the things that I am aware of, and I am sure other Members are now getting calls, is that it is the Christmas season. Students will be on Christmas break and many of them intend to come back to the North and work over the break, some of them hopefully for this government. I wonder if, when we talk about immediate action, this report on the recommendations will be implemented and things will be up and running so that students can apply for Christmas work immediately.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was responding to a question about the summer program for students. If he is talking about employing students over the Christmas holidays, I am at a bit of a loss to respond to him. I will have to take the question as notice. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. The question has been taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to say that we have established an oil and gas position in Inuvik already. As oil and gas activity gets underway, then I expect that there will be more demand on our department. As demand increases, we will increase our staff in that field. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Handley. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What he set up is basically the transfer of a position that was existing already in the community, so he has not done anything new. He seems to want to dress this up a little bit. In fact, there will be a lot of work done. Large companies are setting up shop and opening up offices. When is this government going to move forward on a plan to see some increase in that sector instead of having all the oil companies making an extra stop here to visit their staff? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I too, am very pleased that the position was filled by a local person. I think we would all like to fill all of our positions that way if we could. It is true the position was filled by a man who was already working in our department. I am pleased with that.

As I said, we will seriously consider increasing our staff as the work increases. I think we are beginning to see the start of it now. I anticipate there will be a lot more over the next while. As the need develops, then we will keep reviewing and making sure that we are meeting the demand. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Handley. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.