Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Northwest Territories could easily be considered a problematic area for reasons that Mr. Bell just pointed out, the high suicide rates, high alcohol consumption rate, the STDs, et cetera. Sixteen percent of a budget does not seem to be appropriate to address those problematic areas.

However, I would like to ask a question that is not addressed in the budget or the business plans of the department, I do not think. Mr. Chairman, in the last year, I myself have been to too many services for people who have passed on. I probably only hit into a small percentage of the services that were happening in the Northwest Territories.

As I travelled up and down the Valley on different government business, speaking with people, that is an issue that seems to be on everyone's mind. There are too many people who have passed away in the last few years. I am wondering if the department makes it a practice to keep track of the number of deaths in the Northwest Territories, the causes of those deaths, men, women, illnesses.

I think they have done a study in Nunavut. Someone had mentioned bowel problems was the leading cause of death in men. The question to the Minister is, is his department keeping track of the number of people who are passing on, what are the reasons? Geographical locations would be a good way to monitor them. Is there a monitoring system? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.