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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is my intention and the intention of the Department of Health and Social Services to share these drafts on the Continuing Care Framework, the Addictions, Mental Health and Family Violence Framework and the work that is being done on those with disabilities to make sure that they address the issues that are of concern to all of us.

We have been waiting for some time for these documents. They are critical foundation pieces for any further program development within Health and Social Services. I will be looking to the Members, especially members of the Standing Committee on Social Programs, for their advice and feedback over the next coming weeks, taking into consideration the fact that we will soon be into the summer hiatus. These are critical pieces and we need critical and constructive feedback so that those drafts can be finalized and we can move forward with something that will have the support of all of the Members. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe I heard the Minister say that he wanted to have things finalized by the end of the summer. I will assume that is the answer, unless I hear differently from him. Is the Minister preparing also to make a presentation to his colleague, the Minister of Finance, to demonstrate how the money that it may cost to do this can be recovered by keeping more jobs in the North and by keeping more residents in the North, taking into account such things as the transfer of funds from the federal government?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance and I have offices side by side, and I think the Minister would attest that I have almost worn a path through the carpet on my daily treks to his office, pushing and lobbying for funding for different needs in Health and Social Services across the board, be it for recruitment and retention, the disabled or the requirements for the issues that my colleague for Frame Lake has raised.

We are working, constantly justifying our steady demand and requests for funds given the pressures that are upon the system. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question at this time will be addressed to the Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and it centres around the Business Incentive Policy. We have heard many questions and concerns raised in this House, and my questions are not in the area of reinstating it for the one project but more the process involved of informing Members, and where the review for the Business Incentive Policy sits at this date.

My understanding and experience as a Member of the previous Assembly is that a review was done and we did not see much come out of that. I am not sure where that report went, but through the questions this week, I have heard that the department is once again doing a review of this and that review is about to be brought forward. I would like to know from the Minister, when will this come forward to Regular Members so that we know what is planned and what is being looked at through the department? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, it is good to know that this will be coming forward to us. One concern is that the Minister stated that Cabinet will be reviewing it and once it is approved, then it will come to Members. Would there be an opportunity for Members, once they have reviewed it, to have input as to possible changes in direction if enough Members see points of concern? Thank you.

Thank you. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With respect to fine-tuning, it is good to know that we can have some impact there, but as many Members have heard around the floor here, it needs to almost have its engine replaced. There is some pretty serious rebuilding going on here, so hopefully we will have input and know what is coming forward at that point. Again, when does the Minister expect he can bring that forward? Is it early in July or into August, in that time frame? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Regular Members have an opportunity to see not just what is being presented but also some of the work that has gone into it, some of the options that were looked at before coming up with the final product? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.