Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last Friday a broadcast on CBC Northbeat on breast health kits caught my eye and I arranged for a briefing to see the kit myself this morning. In honour of International Women's Week, I would like to recognize publicly this ground-breaking initiative. I wish I could show the model. It is very impressive, but I do not think I am allowed to have a prop.

Let me just explain. This resource called the community breast health tool kit has been sent free of charge to each regional health board in the NWT. The intent is that each health centre will access the tool kit to provide information to women in their community. This unique display, made in the North for the North, has also captured the interest of communities across Canada. In addition to the complimentary copies being distributed within the NWT, the action group has sold tool kits to action groups from Vancouver to Newfoundland to Nunavut. I understand that the story has been carried by Newsworld, so I am sure they will get more calls.

The community breast health kit was produced by the NWT Breast Cancer Action Group. This group is primarily women volunteers who have been affected by breast cancer, either personally or through a family member. Their goal is to improve access to breast cancer information and support for women in the NWT. The concept of a tool kit came from Winnie Greenland, a community health representative at the health centre in Fort McPherson. Winnie identified a need for a visual display with basic information written in plain language to introduce northern women to the importance of breast health.

This project was funded by CIBC Run for the Cure. The Run for the Cure is held annually in October in Yellowknife, raising funds that have been spent on projects to benefit women in the Northwest Territories. The tool kit is a visual display written in plain language with entry-level information. It is comprised of six components. It is a display which sits accordion-style on a tabletop, with a breast model with lumps of various sizes in it, the Canadian Cancer Society breast self-examination video, a technical brochure with breast health information for women of every group, and a give-away bookmark with telephone numbers for cancer support.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to conclude this statement by thanking the group and the individuals who actually made this at home to...