Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, and is regarding my Member's statement and the concerns by residents of the Mackenzie Delta about the lack of an environmental health officer in the region to ensure that the health of the residents of the Mackenzie Delta is being looked at.

The concern I have is more with regard to the water quality. As we all know, there is a high trace of THMs, or trihalomethanes, in Fort McPherson. There are also chemicals in other communities, such as Aklavik, with H. pylori, which is another carcinogen that has been traced in their water system. In the last number of months, there have been some high traces of iron, magnesium and the colouring of the water in the community of Tsiigehtchic, which in most cases is pretty yellow. Trying to drink that every day is a concern.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister of Health exactly what is her department doing to ensure that we have people who hold senior positions, such as environmental health officers, on site. What do you do when someone resigns, quits, or whatever, to ensure that there are people out there looking after the health and well-being of the residents? Can the Minister answer that?