Thank you, Minister Ootes. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

I have another letter, Mr. Speaker. It is to the SAO in Tsiigehtchic with regard to water quality testing. It is a letter which is asking for a feasibility study which will take 12 months. They are looking for $12,000 to do the study.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 14, tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, February 26, 2001, I will move the following motion:

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Tabled Document 48-14(3): Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report 1999-2000 be referred to the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight.

And further, that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight report its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Assembly no later than October 31, 2001. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to revert to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to welcome my wife, Dodi, and my daughter, Vanessa. Dodi is a candidate for a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon whose convocation is on June 1st, so I invited her this afternoon. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Allen, and welcome, Mrs. Allen. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From time to time, we are honoured when members of our family take some interest in what mom and dad do, and I would like to recognize my daughter, Carmen.

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Welcome, Carmen, to the Legislative Assembly. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters. Bill 19, Committee Reports 5-14(3), 6-14(3), 7-14(3), with Mr. Krutko in the chair.

Welcome to committee of the whole. The committee is considering Bill 19, Committee Reports 5-14(3), 6-14(3), and 7-14(3). What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to recommend that the committee consider concurrently all of the items you listed, specifically to start with the detail on the Department of Health and Social Services under Bill 19, and continuing on to the Department of Transportation. Thank you.

Does the committee agree?

With that, we will take a short break and resume with the Department of Health and Social Services.

-- Break

I will call the committee to order. We are reviewing Bill 19. At this time, I would like to ask the Minister if she will be bringing in any witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, I would like to bring in witnesses.

Does the committee agree?

Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witnesses in? Madam Minister, could you please introduce your witnesses for the record?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have Ms. Penny Ballantyne, the deputy minister, and Mr. Warren St. Germaine, the director of financial and management services. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Madam Minister, you made some commitments yesterday of getting some information to the House after discussing it with your colleague. Have you had an opportunity to do so? Do you have that information available?