Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I must say that I am surprised. Mr. Cuff, in committee, was given what was almost a eulogy in terms of his ability and the fact that he, of all people in western Canada and the Northwest Territories, was the one that was the most suited to do the kind of work that the Minister talked about with governance issues, with this wide range of requirements, and yet the Minister tells me she has no idea what kind of major work this man did, other than he came highly recommended. We are entrusting recommendations on the future of the health care of the Northwest Territories and yet in this public forum for the people to be reassured that in fact this knight in shining armour on his white horse is in fact the man for the job, the information is not there.
I would like to ask the Minister, could she find out? I do not want to wait until next week once we have passed this budget to ask Mr. Cuff if he was involved in the almost continuous reorganization of health and social services that has taken place in Alberta in the last number of years. If that is where he has cut his teeth and won his spurs, I think it is important we know that, because the Alberta government took a very specific position and strategy in dealing with health boards and health care services that put them on a roller coaster in terms of services, cutting and slashing and downsizing and dismantling. Then once they had money from oil, pouring money back in, trying to shore up the system that they so vigorously a few years prior were dismantling.
This man comes to us from Alberta with high praise and I would like to know, and I think the people have the right to know, what kind of work did he do that makes him the man who is going to be able to provide the recommendations that are going to guide this government and the people of the Northwest Territories for the next number of years? The recommendations that are finally going to be put in place after years and millions of dollars of studies.
I would like to ask the Minister, if she does not have that information, can she get it? Thank you.