Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know that the Competition Bureau's ruling is not meeting with a lot of favour among manufacturers in the Northwest Territories and probably across Canada. I want to ask, what is the Minister or the GNWT doing to bring the federal Competition Bureau around on this issue? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From the industry's point of view, can we solicit their support to go to the Competition Bureau and get this ruling changed? Is the international diamond industry on our side? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

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

Mr. Speaker, I hope we can continue to get the support of our industry allies on that issue. The final question that I would like to ask is regarding a discussion paper that was circulated earlier this year on legislating standards for diamond manufacturing in the Northwest Territories. I would like to ask the Minister, what is the status of this legislative initiative? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one correction: it is a territorial facility, not a regional facility or hospital. It serves the whole Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, as Minister of Health and Social Services, I am approached and aware of problems all day, wherever I go. There are issues everywhere.

Am I aware of the ICU issue in Yellowknife? Yes, I am. Have I checked into it? Yes, I have. Is it a serious concern? Yes, it is. We are attempting to deal with it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister worked really, really hard so he could be in this place where everyone asks him to do things, so I do not feel at all sorry that he is getting all these requests. Mr. Speaker, I need to know that the Minister knows people do not schedule heart attacks or serious injury. They cannot just hold off for the summer until the ICU or surgery or emergency opens up in the fall. I need to know the Minister understands this and I need to know what actions he is taking to open this up before the fall. What specific actions, Mr. Speaker?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member was asking about my level of awareness. I am just trying to indicate to her that I am very aware of the circumstances and issues related to the ICU. I know people do not choose to have heart attacks, that they do not decide when they are going to get sick.

I indicated to this House, and I will indicate again today, that patient safety is not compromised. There is a carefully measured, thought-out plan put forward by the Stanton authority and the staff to make sure that we train some additional nurses over the summer. In the meantime, each client in need is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Many times their needs can be met in Stanton on other wards. When the specific ICU requirements are there, we have the Capital Health Authority to provide that service. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Minister for repeating exactly what he said yesterday, which still does not give me an answer. I do not understand what he means by training the staff there. What I understand is there are not enough staff. This is why they closed it. This is why all the staff there are working hundreds of hours of overtime. This is why they do not have enough specialists. They just hired an internist but she has no ICU to work in.

Training staff is not enough. The problem is there is not enough staff to start with. I need to ask the Minister again, what is he doing about that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Mr. Speaker, I would hope that I am being consistent in my responses. The problem seems to be that the honourable Member does not like my responses. I have indicated the plan of action. Does she think I can add water to something to create nurses out of nowhere? I cannot do that. If I could, I would. I am a Minister, not a magician.

This is a serious issue. We are taking careful, measured steps in close consultation with the Stanton authority, as I have indicated. Patient safety and needs have not been compromised. The ICU will reopen. It will reopen in due course as has been planned for September. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Ms. Lee, final supplementary.