Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Finance Minister if the information that he had, or was given, by the Minister of Health and Social Services in order to make a decision, was the same information that the Minister of Health and Social Services shared with Regular Members in order for...They deemed it consultation, but... Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Mr. Speaker, that is a question that only the Minister of Health and Social Services could answer, not the Minister of Finance. He doesn't know what information that the Health and Social Services Minister would have provided to the committee. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Would you like to rephrase your question, Mr. Ramsay?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will rephrase my question and ask the Minister of Finance if he was satisfied that the information provided by the Minister of Health and Social Services was adequate for him to make a decision to relocate the TTC to Hay River. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as stated, and has been discussed around this table and this floor for quite some time now, that the information provided we had to take into consideration, we had to look at the services provided to those individuals using that; the impacts within this community, as well as the business case that was put forward around moving this facility out to another community in the Northwest Territories. We were aware that there would be political concerns raised around this initiative, as is with any other decision we make that would impact the community negatively, and that was also taken into consideration. The decision was made to go ahead with the move, and as we have been saying here on an ongoing basis, the decision has been made on the information provided. We knew it was a difficult one, but it was made to proceed in this direction. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Supplementary, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance; what specific financial implications were provided to you by the Minister of Health and Social Services, so that you could make this decision? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can't get into the specifics of a number that was provided to Cabinet or to FMBS, as those are documents that we use to make our decisions on. I can inform the Member that, as Finance Minister, I was satisfied by the information brought to us, that they were substantiated, and there was going to be an impact. We recognized that, and made a decision with all those inputs. Thank you.

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

No, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have questions for other Cabinet Ministers, and I will stand down my final supplementary. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, the Honourable Michael Miltenberger, regarding the contaminated site in Tulita. I have been talking about this for the last couple of years. The contaminated soil is still at the airport, and nothing has been done to remove that soil. I would just like to have an update. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Minister of Environmental and Natural Resources, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recognize that where this material is now stored is a temporary one, and it has dragged on. I did meet with Minister Efford, before he stepped down, and I haven't had an opportunity to meet with the new Minister yet. We are looking at a longer-term solution tied into that site and others; unfortunately, I can't give the Member any more of a definitive answer than that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister has indicated that they are looking at a longer-term solution, and also that he is going to meet with the new Minister regarding this issue. I know that in terms of contaminated sites, this is a small site in Tulita; however, it is an eyesore and has affected a lot of people in my region. Can the Minister, when meeting with the new Minister, be able to have someone from the community of Tulita tag along to this meeting with the Minister on this specific issue? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will take the Member's request under advisement, and as we look for the planning, we will make sure that we have full opportunity to make sure that the community has feedback, whether that means that somebody travels with us or not. But we will definitely keep the Member informed in terms of how the planning goes, and in terms of setting up the meeting. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I hate to see the definition of "temporary" with the federal government. It has been over two years since I have been here, and the federal government really, really has some weird definitions in terms of the phrases that we use in the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Minister, on behalf of the people in Tulita, in regards to removing this contaminated site. It has been felt by my uncle, who has been personally affected by this contaminated site. It is an eyesore and it is heartache for the people in Tulita. Can he have some influence in terms of telling the government, please remove this contaminated site?

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Miltenberger.