Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development had established air quality monitoring stations here in Yellowknife to determine the level of arsenic in the air. After two years, they have published a report. They have determined there is a big spike in air particles in the air during the month of April, resulting from gravel that was put on the road during the winter for ice control.

In most communities in the Northwest Territories, Mr. Speaker, that spike goes up in April and does not go down until late October. I would like to ask the Minister, what are the implications on the health of people, especially young people and elders, of the dust particles in the air in the communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.