Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, health is important to all of us, depending on whether you hold a portfolio or not, it is very important in all our communities. There are certain diseases that are out there that we are aware of. We live with it. However, we should be in a position as government, through our health programs and services, to identify and treat certain diseases that are out there.
I understand what the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta is concerned about, since I have been in the House when he questioned the former Minister of Health and Social Services on this particular issue.
My understanding of this whole initiative is that there are a number of studies done, the Fanning report as well as the chief coroner's investigation surrounding the TB-related death in the Northwest Territories. The department has an action plan called, "To Strengthen the NWT TB Program." It focuses on all the different recommendations that have been put forward. There are different time lines because each recommendation is specific, but I have known to date, the short time I have been in this portfolio, looking at the correspondence and getting the briefing, that the department is acting upon these recommendations. I cannot say exactly which ones or at what stages they are at. Maybe as I get deeper into this portfolio, I will relay that message, but at this present time, the department sees this as a priority and that we need to make sure that what happened to Ms. Blake will not happen to anybody else in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.