Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that question involves a level of detail which I would not be able to answer. I do not know the exact credentials the Stanton Board is looking for in their attempts to recruit these registered nurses for the surgical ward. I could attempt to get that information for the Member in a very short time frame. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following on my Member's statement regarding the fuel rebate that is proposed by this government, the news is spreading fast that there will be a rebate. My constituents have watched and listened to the process in this House when questions about that rebate have come up. They are confused as to the responses the Minister has been giving in this area because there is not a whole lot of detail.

My question to the Minister of Finance is, what is there now? What can the Minister give us that would lay out the detail of the fuel subsidy or rebate? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I agree, good news travels fast and a lot of people are very interested in the Fuel Rebate Program. Next week, the Housing Corporation will have the application forms out and all of the eligibility criteria for anyone who wanted to put in an application. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is there any opportunity for Members to look at the application form, to possibly have input that our constituents might be raising concerns about? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, this is a program that we have been working overtime on in order to try to ensure that we get the rebates out to those who are most in need. It is one we are working on as we speak.

The Housing Corporation will have the applications out. If the Member wants to see the drafts that are available, then we would be happy to provide those to him. However, we are still working on the application and refining the eligibility criteria. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Handley. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would gladly like to look at one of these draft application forms. Will individuals within the Northwest Territories and all of the communities go to, for example, LHOs, to Housing Corporation offices, or to hamlet offices to get this application? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, as the Housing Corporation is setting it up, individuals who are interested in picking up an application form or having a look at the eligibility criteria will be able to go to the local housing organization next week. If there is a Housing Corporation office in their community, they could also get the same information there.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What is the time line for this rebate? Is it a one-time grant for this year that ends in April or June or something like that? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, our intention is to get the money out to the people as quickly as possible. Our objective is to have the cheques processed by the end of March. We realize people are facing high fuel costs and they want to get this rebate as quickly as they can. Again, if there are delays in getting their application in or getting it processed or it has to be reviewed, I am sure there is some flexibility on that March 31 deadline. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Handley. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I stated in my Member's statement, current, up-to-the-minute weather forecasts are an absolute necessity for our hunters, trappers and fishermen. Any unforeseen changes in weather may result in life-threatening situations for these people.

Could the Minister responsible for Transportation please explain what prompted the government's decision to take over the contract from Nav Canada, in light of the fact that public weather forecasts would no longer be available to the general public from their local airports? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that Nav Canada has stated that the weather services would no longer be available to the public for public weather information through CARS. Their directive suggested people who would like weather information direct their requests through Environment Canada. They also suggest that you could use the local radio and TV or private service providers such as the Weather Network. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my office contacted a CARS employee who was working at one of our Northwest Territories airports. We enquired as to what someone would have to do to obtain a current weather forecast. This employee provided my office with a Yellowknife number, and it was not a toll-free number either, I might add. When my office called this number in Yellowknife, they received a prerecorded message that provided a weather forecast for all regions.

Would the Minister please indicate to this House how often these prerecorded messages are updated? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation, Mr. Steen.