Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my time in this position, the answer is no.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not know the details of why someone would travel from Fort Resolution to Yellowknife for dental services. I do know that the Hay River dental clinic has stopped providing dental services in Fort Resolution as of the end of 1999. However, patients can still travel from Fort Resolution to Hay River for dental services, which is about 100 miles. We do have dentists that still provide service through their practice in Hay River.

Unless it was some specialized service that they could not get in Hay River, I would not be able to venture a guess as to why a patient would have to go all the way to Yellowknife. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

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

Mr. Speaker, I would not suggest that people in Fort Resolution should walk to Hay River for dental services. I do know that a lot of people travel from Fort Resolution to Hay River for many reasons, including medical and dental reasons.

It is important that we find solutions to providing these services, even if it is on an interim basis, to the small communities. I do not think that any time soon some of the smaller communities in the Northwest Territories will have resident physicians or dentists. I do think that it is important that we find ways to contract with professionals for these services and that they come to where the people are as opposed to the people having to go to another centre to receive them.

The Deninoo Community Health and Social Services Board has sent out a tender for dentist services in the community and has received one response from a dentist in Calgary. Like physicians, dentists are also in short supply in the Northwest Territories. I want to assure the Member the health board is seriously working on finding a dentist who will pay regular visits to his community. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The Minister Responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen,

Mr. Speaker, I cannot say exactly when a contract might be in place for a dentist to come to Fort Resolution. In the meantime, I hope that people can find dentist services, perhaps even with someone they have seen on a regular basis in Hay River. I will commit that it is a priority and that we will have services available in the community on a scheduled basis as soon as possible, but I cannot tell you exactly when. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Final supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I cannot remember what the question is now. What is the question? Sorry, I was so taken with the final part of that question, I could not remember the first part.

I am not sure whether travel expenses are available for dental work, but I could find out. If it is an allowable cost under our medical travel policy -- I am being informed that they are not. The experts on the other side of the House are telling me that medical travel is not available. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

-- Laughter

We will continue to work closely with the Deninoo Community Health and Social Services Board to ensure the people of Fort Resolution receive dental services in a timely manner. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my written question is for the Minister responsible for Finance. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister:

1. Please provide a list of all current loan guarantees provided by the Government of the Northwest Territories;
2. Please provide a chart showing the minimum and maximum amount of short-term debt owed by the Government of the Northwest Territories, month by month, for the fiscal year 1999-2000; and
3. Please provide the amount remitted, in total, to taxpayers as a northern residents deduction in the last two tax years for which figures are available.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, replies to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, replies to budget address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents.

Colleagues, I wish to table in English and French the Special Report on Privatization and Language Services, dated March 31, 2000, submitted by the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories to the Legislative Assembly. Item 14, tabling of documents. Mr. Clerk.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Item 14, tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.