Well, I would just like to also ask the Minister, if it is possible at that meeting, if he can also have members of the Aboriginal Sports Circle involved in that meeting. Again, you are going back to the scenario of meeting with one interest group and not meeting with the parties. I would like to ask, is it possible that the Aboriginal Sports Circle also be in attendance of that meeting you have in July?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, maybe I failed here a little bit, but the Aboriginal Sports Circle is part of the interim team that would be meeting on the 25th with Sport North and the other recreation groups. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Your final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister keep the House informed so that hopefully we have some resolution to this before we have our next sitting, so that we can move on this and get it resolved once and for all?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe the plan is that the interim team would be reporting to me as the Minister on the results of that particular meeting on June 25th, and I would be happy to make that information available to the Members. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

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

Mr. Speaker, the formal negotiations have concluded and at that point it was deemed the most appropriate course of action to let the public know, given the timeframes and the letter of resignation that was put in by the 12 specialists back in March with a July 1st deadline. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister repeats many times in the House that he wants to do things carefully in a measured way. He doesn't want to alarm unduly and yet he chooses to provoke the public, it seems, when he wants to. Mr. Speaker, this is a very serious issue. How he does his job as a Minister is important. So if he is concerned about reaching a resolution to this issue in the interest of the public, how does he think revealing this information without the other party being able to respond helps this process? How does he see that, Mr. Speaker?

The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the formal process has ended. The agreed-to ban on information ended with the conclusion of the negotiations, with the rejection of the offer of arbitration. Parties are free to do what they would feel in the best interest of their particular situation. As a Minister for this government, we thought it was appropriate to put some information out there given the fact that there was a deadline by the specialists of July 1st. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the preference of all the people who are speaking to us is that the Minister and the government and the doctors not be talking in public, but that they talk to each other at a negotiations table to bring this very important issue to resolution. The Minister's answer earlier, it seems to me, is that there is no plan for him to get back into negotiation. Mr. Speaker, may I have a commitment from the Minister that he will take immediate steps to get the negotiations back on the table? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, a short, sharp answer.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my commitment is unwavering. We are committed to resolving this issue and we will work with the physicians and specialists through this process. There are steps along the way and we will get to where we have to go and we will ensure, in the meantime and afterwards, that the services to the people in the NWT are maintained. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With all due respect, he did not have an answer there. Will this Minister commit to this House to take immediate action to restart the negotiations? Will he do that, Mr. Speaker? I believe that's a yes or no question.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is an ongoing list of many actions underway dealing with this issue. We are committed to resolving this issue with the specialists. They are the only remaining group that we have to negotiate a settlement with. We are confident we will be able to do that.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.