Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I can just give the Member an idea, the intent is to complete the amendments to the Child and Family Services Act this February, as well as the amendments to the Nursing Profession and Pharmacy Acts this session. We want to be able to draft and hopefully introduce amendments to the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act by March. We are going to look at, by next fall, being able to come forward with the Health and Social Services Disciplines Act. As well, to draft and be able to introduce the new Nursing Profession Act by October, and a new Hospital Insurance and Medical Care Act by March, 2003. We hope to carry out public consultations and prepare the discussion paper on the Public Health Act by October, 2003, as well as the discussion paper on the new Health Information Act.

Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister talked about a couple of discussion papers, some going past the expected life of this Assembly. This $500,000, how much of that is for outside legal consultants to do drafting and how much is for consultants to prepare the discussion papers?

Mr. Miltenberger.

Mr. Chairman, we are still in the process of putting together those detailed work plans to be able to get this work up and running, the bigger bills that are coming due next fall. I do not have that level of detail available yet. Mr. Chairman, I would be happy to share it as soon as we have it together. It is tied into a lot of the other work that has been done with implementation plans. Thank you.

We are dealing with ministry and corporate services, budget summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $8,066,000.

Page 6-13, program delivery support, budget summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $24,000,000. Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Education, Culture and Employment work together to standardize, as much as possible, the allocating and reporting of administration costs at the authority level.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those against? The motion is carried. We are dealing with page 6-13, program delivery support, total operations expense, $24,000,000. Mrs. Groenewegen.

I move we report progress, Mr. Chairman.

There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those against? The motion is carried. I will rise and report progress.

The House will now come back to order. The score was seven to one for Canada with four minutes left in the third period. Item 21, report of the committee of the whole. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 2 and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the committee of the whole be concurred with.

Thank you. Do we have a seconder for the motion? The honourable Member for Nunakput seconds the motion. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? The motion is carried.

Item 22, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Monday, February 25, 2002, at 1:30 p.m.

-- ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 2:04 p.m.