Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister has indicated that he is talking to people outside of the department in the field and on the front lines, and that is great. Will there be further opportunity for these people to have input in this review and bring something in that is really going to make sense in the long run? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want the opportunity first, Mr. Speaker, to have the report back to me and be able to discuss it with my colleagues on the other side, rather than a full-fledged public debate on this. I think it is best that we gather the information, see where the gaps are, have some discussions with the MLAs. I think that is the appropriate process and then work our way from there with some recommendations, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As in my Member's statement, my question will be directed to the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services. Mr. Speaker, I would like to know if she would be prepared to look at the funding situation for the shelters across the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it has been raised in this House numerous times that the people who work in the area of family violence prevention are underresourced, and currently within the department we are working on the Addictions and Mental Health Strategy. The broad framework for this has just recently been shared with the Standing Committee on Social Programs last week. Under this strategy, we plan to address the issue of family violence prevention and consider the resourcing of that. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am glad to hear that there is some work in there, but specifically to transition houses and shelters, as I referenced the one in Inuvik in my statement. When the responsibility was transferred from the department down to the health board, even at that time the funding allocation for the shelter in Inuvik was much lower than those across the Territory. That is the issue I would like the Minister to address. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the information that I have before me today indicates the number of beds in the various communities and the variety of services available. It does not have a breakdown of the funding that is provided to each of these activities, each of these shelters. I would undertake to look at a comparison on the basis of beds and see if in fact the Transition House is underfunded. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Supplementary question, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have had opportunity to review information that the Transition House has provided me. Hopefully that would be the same information the Minister would be able to look at. If she does find there is a difference there, will she commit to review that and adjust it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are certainly committed to fairness and equity in terms of these programs. Based on the size of the facility, the number of beds and the number of clients it serves, we would look at and consider a request actually from the Inuvik Health and Social Services Board, if more funding is required for the Inuvik Transition House. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister stated that the request would have to be through the health board. So is the advice then that the staff at the Transition House make the request through the health board and then the health board to the department?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, that would be the process and procedure to follow. We will try to be of any assistance we can to the department in preparing for such a submission. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if we go back to Hansard on pages 28, 35, 36, 37, we outlined some of the processes we can use in terms of how we can push the specific project up. I think it spells out the intention of us to work closely with the municipality to achieve that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.