Merci, Madam Ministre. Le dernier question supplémentaire. Your final supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, may I also ask the Minister to commit to keeping us informed or writing us and advising us as to the department's work in the area of breast cancer prevention and the curing of breast cancer? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do believe that there are certain things which are done at headquarters such as the cancer registry which keeps statistics on the incidence of cancer, but I believe the responsibility for much of the work at the front line is undertaken by the boards. I will get that information and provide it to the Member. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for Mrs. Groenewegen, the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services. There have been situations over the years where people have had to go south on medical referrals to get specialized treatment and end up at a clinic in Alberta. Although the service would be covered by our health care insurance, they end up having to pay upfront for certain services like anesthetic. They are out of pocket for this money until they can come back and claim it.

What I am wondering is, Mr. Speaker, would the Minister look into this and if we know we are going to cover these kind of things, make arrangements with the clinics ahead of time to pay for the service upfront? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I realize that it may cause some inconvenience where patients are referred and certain procedures and supplies may not be covered and patients are asked to pay for these. I can look into this. I know from personal experience that some of the costs, such as the one that Mr. Bell refers to, are often covered through people's private insurance plans through their employers as well, so it might be difficult to pay in advance in every instance because I believe there is an obligation for patients to first try to recover these costs through insurance plans they may have in place through other means. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That may be the case. I am wondering if in situations like this we could have a brochure that, when we are referring somebody south for medical travel, says, "Here is what you do first and if you do not have private health insurance, notify the Northwest Territories health insurance provider who will then pay for this in advance." Certainly there could be some way around this so that people are not surprised to find they have to pay for these fees upfront. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is certainly an opportunity to make northern residents aware of some of the expenses they may encounter when they are travelling for medical reasons. Mr. Bell raises a good one here and there are other issues we could include in such a publication or brochure as well that have to do with medical travel. I agree with the Member that it is unpleasant when these things come as a surprise and people may not be financially prepared to deal with them. I think his suggestion is good. I will see if there is any written material at this time and if not, his suggestion is a good one. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, under our current policy, no, I cannot commit any funds to the carnivals. Again, in view of Super Soccer, it is contingent upon the department to look for funds to help support sports. I think the question raised by the Member requires perhaps incorporating carnivals as a recreational component to our sports policy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Member is aware, we are doing a comprehensive review of our sports policy. It is going to be concluded fairly quickly. I hope to have something back to the Members in early June that will identify some of the direction that the communities want to go in, in terms of sport, recreation and youth. I am sure that particular component will be incorporated into our policy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The question was raised to me earlier in the week with regard to our capability of funding various sporting venues. I think we are presently looking at that. The question raised by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South asked if the Minister responsible for Youth had a budget and I said no. We are currently working on it and hopefully we will be able to present that back to the Legislature in June.