Now, now, let's stick to answering the questions. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, while the Minister is checking that out could he also, because this is related in terms of accommodation, can he also check who is eligible to stay in the Vital Abel Boarding Home, for example, and the Larga House in Edmonton?

I believe also that medical escorts of any description are allowed to stay there, but again patients have to go and seek outside commercial accommodation. Could he also see if that may be another anomaly in this medical policy? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, another potential inconsistency that yes, we will check out. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice in regard to the beds that are available in this new facility. Knowing that one of the fundamental concerns that we had with the old facility was the overcrowding that was in place with regard to the number of clients we have in that facility, yet Mr. Speaker, we are talking about taking on more clients from the federal system. That is the federal jails in the south.

We are also talking about Nunavut inmates. I would like to ask the Minister, knowing there has been this major increase, are the beds that are presently in the new facility adequate considering we have a major increase in other areas? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Justice, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, they have been clearly defined as being adequate based on the numbers that are being conceptualized here. If there is an overflow on the minimum security side they will be transferred to the Hay River facility. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in regard to criminal record statistics, it states that in 2001 the criminal rate, criminal code offences will increase by 6.9 percent. I am wondering, knowing that there are major increases in this area, have we looked at a forecast to see exactly, can we really accommodate inmates from outside, rather than just trying to maintain the facility to accommodate the inmates from the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Justice, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we are under constant pressure to evaluate the various program components of the corrections program. We also want to look at perhaps accessing other facilities for those who may be at minimum risk to the community, perhaps putting them into other extension programs such as wilderness programs, wilderness camps and those types of facilities. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with regard to the major cost overruns of this facility, I for one feel that we do have to look at the major requirement, which is need by way of beds. I would like to ask the Minister with regard to the facility that is there now, will we be looking at -- when we go through phase 2 -- ensuring that we do have the ability to expand in the future where we are looking at the possibility of taking up to 60 inmates a year from the federal system, whereas right now we are taking 20? Have you built that into your calculations for this facility knowing that all these increases are out there?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Justice, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I hear the question and yes from a revenue stream side we are looking at bringing in up to 60 as we have in the letter of agreement with Corrections Canada, up to 60 inmates from the south. We also will continue to work, and I have received a letter from my colleague in Nunavut that they will continue to honour the MOU until the year 2007 where we will house Nunavut inmates. So certainly from a revenue stream it looks very positive that this new correctional facility will be self-sustainable. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the things that the community of Fort McPherson has been working on with regard to corrections and having inmates returned to our communities is to find a system where we can sort of formulate a program maybe out in the different camps that the inmates will take before they return to our communities. I would like to ask the Minister, exactly how open are you to different proposals from communities to look at the possibility of accommodating inmates prior to being released into our communities, that they formulate community-based programs either on the land, bush camps or whatnot?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Justice, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we are very interested in discussing these program components with the various communities that may look at two specific areas. One is the living skills program and the other is the land program. We feel that with some community consultation we can then address some of the various persons who want to voluntarily participate in that level of program. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 7, oral questions. Oral questions. Item 8, written questions. Written questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Item 8, written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to the Opening Address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a document, which is the judgment from Justice Vertes on the case of Carol Roberts versus the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, et al. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.