Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as a government, we should be doing everything in our power to encourage our seniors to remain in the North. Recent numbers provided by Statistics Canada for a census is a strong indicator that we need to focus our attention on the retention of our residents. Would the Minister please indicate to this House if he would be willing to commit to a review of the income threshold currently in effect for the Senior Citizens Home Repair Program? And to look at the possibility of raising that threshold in the manner that we are doing it looking at the...(inaudible)...for WCB that is currently being negotiated in this House? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, hopefully we will be able to give some comfort to the Member and also to the seniors across the Northwest Territories. One of the key issues that has been raised consistently is the concept of affordability. We will continue to work with not only the seniors but also the other agents who continue to support the seniors, not only in housing but in other areas of...for instance, the fuel subsidy program, the tax rebate program for seniors, and see if we can blend them together so that we have a unified approach to all of the programs that support seniors. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, knowing full well that our seniors population is increasing dramatically and will continue to do so over the next several years, would the Minister state what his department is providing in the way of increased funding in order to adequately address this increase? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we continue to strive to complete the Seniors' Housing Strategy. It is now, I believe, up to trying to complete 96 units by next summer. We are also looking at continuing to support five seniors home repair programs that currently exist under our 11 homeownership programs, so hopefully with those, taken into consideration, we will be able to continue to support the seniors at all levels. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to ask the Minister of Health some questions about addictions and addictions facilities. I am wondering if he can tell me if the Nats'ejee K'eh facility on the Hay River Reserve is indeed a territorial facility? Thank you.

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

Yes, it is, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is the Minister aware that the recent report he commissioned suggested that this facility is only meeting the needs of a small portion of the population, an estimated 30 percent of the adult and youth population? It does not meet the needs of the Inuvialuit, the Gwich'in, non-status, youth under 18 years of age, and Metis people, due to cultural practices? Is he aware of this?

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

Yes, I am, Mr. Speaker.

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

So, Mr. Speaker, I guess it follows that all of these people in the Northwest Territories who are currently excluded from our addictions programming would want to know, what is the Minister doing for them?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the Chalmers report indicated, we are obviously not doing enough. We are spending about $5 million a year. We have put together a response that is going to try to address some of the issues raised in this House by Members opposite in terms of qualifications, training, the pay for alcohol and drug workers. I am aware of the recommendation for a need for a detox centre. We are moving to make some adjustments here -- fundamental adjustments that will improve and better integrate that service with all the other services we provide at the community level. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With this facility, given the Minister's comments, I guess I have questions about the governance structure. We know that Stanton Hospital is a territorial facility. It has a separate territorial board. I believe this facility comes under the Deh Cho Health Board, so I was a little surprised to hear the Minister suggest that it is a territorial facility. I am wondering if the Minister could explain this.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is a territorial facility, the same way Trial Cross is a territorial child care facility that comes under the Fort Smith board. Nats'ejee K'eh has a relatively unique governance structure at this point, where they have their own board, which in turn reports to the Deh Cho Health and Social Services Authority, but that does not change the fact that it is a territorial facility open to all residents of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for North Slave, Mr. Lafferty.