Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess we do have the baseline studies on the number of cancer patients in the Northwest Territories. It would be interesting to see if there has been a correlation of statistics put together of when did we start identifying the cancer going up or down, for which area, what kind of cancer, et cetera.
I do not think we have time to get the full answer from the department at this time, I would sure like to see a written copy provided to myself and if any other Members are interested, I am sure they would like to get copies also. I have been given a lot of concerns from my constituents and people in the Northwest Territories in general that the cancer rate is going up. My elders are starting to pass on at a more frequent pace. I think there is some validity to that and I want to know if there is any reason other than natural causes and respiratory diseases other than resulting from smoking. I think there might be some problems with the water. Let us find out for sure. If there are problems in Fort McPherson, there is the same system of water delivery in every community. There could be some major problems here that we do not know of.
I would like to get back to Cosmo 952. It is shocking to me that an unplanned and unknown Russian satellite dropping on the people of the Northwest Territories with particles landing on rooftops and covering hundreds of miles, happened in the Northwest Territories some 20 to 22 years ago and there was never a follow-up study on the possible effects of that. The department has never done any kind of a study. I am not familiar with a report that has ever been developed, if there was a report. Can the Minister tell me if there was report? If there was a report, does the GNWT have that report? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.