Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister for that answer. Once again, out of roughly 35 communities and councils, 29 have no regional representation from Nahendeh. It would be understandable if these boards had only one or two members, but many of these groups often have up to 10 members with no reason for regional exclusion. Can the Minister tell me how it came to be that all these boards and councils have no regional representation? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can't speak for decisions made by past governments when they structured different boards or agencies out there. Again, it would go board by board, or agency by agency, as to what area they were serving, what expertise would be required, and the commitment that is out there. Practice is, for example, when I have certain positions open on the Liquor Board -- let's use that as an example -- I would write to the Members and ask them for nominations that they might be able to present, as well as it can be done publicly through the papers, requesting people to forward their names. That is one of the considerations that we take in, as we look at what expertise is required and try to come up with a balance across the Territories. There are a number of factors that come into play here. I would be happy to sit down with the Member and go through his issues on this particular

side, to see what specific boards and agencies he is concerned about. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Supplementary, Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Another alarming trend that I have found was the enormous percentage of committees, boards and councils that have high numbers of representation from Yellowknife alone, Mr. Speaker. Why does a government, who continues to pride themselves on diverse culture and unique geography, continue to alienate regions with little or no representation? Some of these are very high-powered boards, Mr. Speaker, like the Student Financial Assistance Appeal Board, among other things. Coming from the regions, that is one of the things that is the most sought after, is appeal. Mr. Speaker, does this government have any policy, or will it look at establishing some type of policy, that ensures regional representation? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I have said, it has been the practice of the government to try and look for, and to fill, these vacancies from regions and other communities. We try to draw a balance between that. A lot depends on the size of the agency or board. If the board or agency serves a particular region, then we would go to that region alone, and select from that region. If it has to do with a community, that would also be taken into consideration when we look for names.

Again, it is a convention that we do this, and I am happy to sit down with Members of the Assembly to see if we can draw up something more formal, or get a better understanding of how this is done. Thank you.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Certainly our government has to have balanced regional representation in all that we do, and we are well aware that 50 percent of the population of our territory resides in Yellowknife. That does not mean that all our boards and agencies have to have full representation from Yellowknife.

Once again, if the government can look at some type of policy, or ensure that we do have regional representation guaranteed...I know we are reviewing boards and agencies; I don't know if we can write it in there. Can the Minister look at that?

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the Member pointed out, there has been work going on with the role of boards and agencies, and how they serve the Government of the Northwest Territories and the people of the Northwest Territories. We could look at that as an avenue as how to come up with a balance or look at how those boards and appointments are made. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The May 6th e-mail from the deputy minister of Health and Social Services refers to this as a decision to relocate, based on political versus bureaucratic decisions. Mr. Speaker, why are we cherry picking the TTC, and moving it to another community? I need to know from this Minister, what were the criteria that this Minister used to decide to move these folks from Yellowknife, disrupt their families, disrupt the employees, and move it to Hay River. What were the criteria that this Minister used? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Point of privilege, Mr. Speaker; sorry.

The Member is rising on a point of privilege. What is your point of privilege?Point Of Privilege

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there has been a constant reference to a document that is not officially before this House in the debate here, and one that all Members may not necessarily have at their disposal. We are being asked to comment on it without having the benefit of having it before this House. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The Member has said that he would be willing to table this document at the appropriate time today. I don't think that question was directly related to the document as such, specifically to the document, so I will allow the question. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member directly referenced an e-mail that is not before...correspondence that is not before this House, and I am not in a position to be sure that we are talking about the same document. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Hawkins, supplementary question, with no reference to the document that is not before the House right now. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I won't challenge the Chair like the Minister just did. But I will ask the Minister: Transplanting this service is ridiculous, I think, because I think the South Slave already has a service, so why don't we consider that?

Oh, wait a minute. We wouldn't. No, we would never consider moving anything from Fort Smith to Hay River. So if there is a need to have two in the South Slave, why doesn't the Minister consider leaving the Territorial Treatment Centre in Yellowknife, and establishing a new service in Hay River, which has been mentioned a number of times? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Miltenberger.