Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are no plans for regionalized palliative care services. I have been able to determine that every physician has the ability and certainly a level of experience with dealing with patients who are terminally ill in the control of pain. What Mr. Delorey raised earlier was whether or not there were specialized services in this area.

I have also been able to determine that I do not believe that there are any physicians in the Northwest Territories at this time who have received specialized training in this area. There are no plans to provide regional services at this time. Thank you.