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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the association will be glad to hear that. More for the residents' sake, what is the process now for people who are feeling they are not getting due process and fair treatment when it comes to their teeth in the Northwest Territories, besides going to visit the dentist? 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, besides attempting to support the dental association in their efforts, if individual constituents are having difficulty with receiving services for any number of reasons, certainly through MLAs or directly through correspondence with my department, we would like to be able to articulate those so we can properly respond to them. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the area of support for the dental association to try and secure a better fee structure, is there a plan being put together working with the dental association to ensure residents or the status Indian and Inuit people have fair treatment? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Up until this point, what we have just done is played a role of facilitating communications between representatives of the federal government and the dental association. We have not become directly involved in any kind of strenuous lobbying efforts.

Certainly if the dental association signals to us that it is time to do that, it is necessary to do that, then we would be looking at collaborating with aboriginal leaders to make a very strong case for the fact that we expect our recipients of the NIHB benefits to be treated fairly and adequately. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am aware that there is some work going on with the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Dental Associations, possibly with the Yukon Dental Association to try and work together. Has the department been involved in any of that process? 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, apart from perhaps having written letters outlining this concern to the federal government, we have not been directly involved. Thank you.

Thank you. 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, I believe the department has taken some new direction on how we were dealing with the land administration of all municipalities across the North. It has been a trying exercise, but we have set the direction now, and hopefully we can address every individual community as each one presents a different set of problems.

I can advise the Member that I have been to Aklavik and have discussed this quite openly with the council. We are trying to find some immediate solutions to that problem. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just reviewing the process that they use for assessing the land pricing policy, there are a few areas I have concerns about, especially in the planning and engineering and cost of legal surveys. A lot of these costs are already encompassed in the department's budget and main estimates that we have gone through, where you have department policy and planning, dollars for engineers and what not. Why is it that this government is double-dipping? Getting money from this Legislature and then turning around and getting money back from the residents?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that we are trying to recapture some of the fees that we do provide so that we can continue this service in the communities in how they administer their lands. Of course, we are taking the initial step and we are hoping to get the officials back into the communities rather quickly to help them resolve those problems. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question to the Minister is exactly what method is being used to determine the actual cost of a piece of property? The process the government has been using is basically using the typical development costs of a community. Without actually doing an appraisal of that property, how do you come up with that cost?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to take the balance of this question as notice. I will get back to the Member. Thank you.