Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, why we have a Department of Health and Social Services if everything has to be decided somewhere else boggles my mind. This facility is owned by this government. This is an elderly facility, where people from all through the Mackenzie Delta and Beaufort Sea go to receive care. This is a government responsibility. It is the responsibility of the Minister that she takes the initiative to ensure that she is taking care of health and the well-being of the people of the Northwest Territories, especially when it comes to the facilities that are owned by the government.
I find it awfully irritating that we keep putting these issues off to let somebody else deal with it. When is this government going to deal with the problems and the issues that are raised in this house by Members? It is this government's responsibility to ensure that the money that goes to these different boards and agencies that we have, some accountability and have some say regarding where it is going to spend and how it is going to be spent.
I would like to at least see the Minister or her department make an attempt to try to deal with this concern. I find it awfully frustrating when you ask these questions and do not get any direction. Will the Minister take it on her own to look into this issue and see what she can do as a Minister? Use some of her influence to try and make these changes to make life better for the residents of the Northwest Territories, especially the elders in the Beaufort-Delta region, who are living in this care facility in Aklavik.