Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Speaker, the Minister could actually find this out easily by talking to the people who run the offices where people go and get their registration renewed. When you go in there, it's all computerized and they can tell. If you come in in November and your licence actually expired in April, you are going to start from November on and people will know about that gap. It's a highly automated system and it would be easy to find out. I would like to know if he would undertake to find that out.

Thank you. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, I can get the information of how many people register their vehicles. I can tell you how many people registered late and how late they were in registering it, but I don't know how many have never come back and registered their vehicles but are still driving them. We have no way of knowing until they come into the office. It's not such easy math to work out, but I can certainly undertake to get the information for the Member on how many have registered late and what that lost revenue was for those individuals. That's all. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

I would contend that the good and law-abiding citizens of the Northwest Territories who do let their licence expire and do let their registration expire, it's completely inadvertent, it's not intentional. I am sure they are not trying to deprive the government of revenues. It's a customer service and it's a very small thing to do and it is not costly. I don't know if the Minister knows how much it would cost, but I am sure it's not costly. It's very costly to the person who doesn't renew their driver's licence who has to go back then after a year or so and have to rewrite all their tests and get their licence. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister please find out for us how much it would cost to reinstate the renewal notification program? Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, I will get an estimate of what it would cost, but again I want to say most people are registering their vehicles, renewing their drivers' licences. There's a few, but not very many out there. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Order, please. Order. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Mr. Speaker, this House is well aware that the workers at the hospital in Hay River have been involved for quite some time now in trying to reach an agreement on their contract. In trying to reach an agreement, Mr. Speaker, a conciliator, Mr. Tom Hodges, was brought in and Mr. Hodges put in a report. His final report was made on September 8, 2003. The final point of the report is that all parties accept the recommendations by September 30, 2003. Is the Minister aware of this report, has he seen it and is he aware of the deadline? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Yes, I am aware of the report and I am aware of the deadline. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, if I am not mistaken, is September 30th. Does the Minister agree with the recommendations that are in the report? Is the department prepared to sign off on those recommendations? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Part of the arrangement was to increase part of the bargaining mandate of the negotiating team, which was done. We've been working with the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority and the negotiators who have come to a resolution and we think we have achieved that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't believe the Minister answered my question. Does the Minister agree with the recommendations in the report and is he prepared to sign off by September 30th, which is today? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is a negotiation process underway. One of the pieces was a report by the conciliator. There has been some discussion. We have taken a course of action to increase the mandate building on the conciliator's report and the negotiating team has the authority, I believe, to take the steps that they deem necessary to conclude negotiations. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Mr. Delorey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister inform this House if the department has agreed to the financial obligations to bring these kind of negotiations to a close based on the recommendation of the conciliator? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we, the Health and Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories, have agreed to an expanded mandate that will allow an agreement to be reached between the Health and Social Services Authority in Hay River and its employees. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.