Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would echo very strongly the sentiments and requests proposed by my honourable colleague, Mr. McLeod, on compassionate travel. I too am always approached by members of families who are terminally ill in the south and unfortunately, much too often our medical system in the Northwest Territories does not detect the severity of illnesses until they are seen in the south by southern physicians.

An example is Dorothy Mandeville, who had to move to Edmonton to address her medical needs. In that specific case, the doctors gave the patient two days to a week to live, shortly after Christmas when the families had expended their financial resources on Christmas presents and so on. It is imperative that as a government, we should be able to help families in that situation. Again, I echo Mr. McLeod's sentiments very strongly as the representative for Tu Nedhe.

I want to ask the Minister if he could give me details on the health boards in my riding, both Lutselk'e and Fort Resolution. I would like to know what has happened with them. Will the boards still be in the communities and if so, under what authority? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.