Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, to my knowledge, this as and when contract for maintenance is up in November. I would like to ask the Minister, I know he made a commitment, but if he could certainly get together with me here in the near future to go over the details of the case that I have just explained to him, I would be more than happy to do that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. I didn't hear a question there. Mr. Krutko, did you want to respond?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will get together with the Member and hopefully have that problem resolved. Thank you.

Thank you. Time for question period has expired. Honourable Member for Monfwi, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to orders of the day number 5. Mahsi.

Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 5 on the Order Paper, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Are there any nays? There are no nays. We'll return it item 5. Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a while back there were some people in the audience that have left already, but I would like to mention them. They were constituents of mine from my communities. Margaret Mantla is my grandmother.

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Dora Marie Lafferty, my mom; and my brother Edzo Lafferty and his son Silas. Also I would like to recognize another group that were here in the audience, I'm sure they're still here, Cate Sills, NWT Literacy Council; Brad Heath; Lisa Campbell; Brenda Green and Karen Lake, all from the Literacy Council. Welcome. Mahsi.

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Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Written questions. Honourable Member from Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister for Health and Social Services:

1. Can the Department of Health and Social Services provide the details of the report that Dr. Remmers of Calgary did in regard to the continuation and modernization of the Sleep Centre at Stanton Territorial Hospital?
2. Please provide the recommendation of the working group that was established to review whether or not NWT Health Insurance would cover CPAP/oxygen machines?
3. Why are NWT residents requiring the use of CPAP machines not fully insured?
4. What is the current level of wait times for a person requiring access to a sleep lab to acquire a proper level of treatment?
5. What is the current disposition of the Stanton Territorial Hospital Sleep Centre?
6. Can the Department provide the initial draft of the staffing review of Stanton Territorial Hospital that was conducted in April of this year?
7. Can the Department explain how nurses and other health care professionals can have their own collective bargaining unit? Please provide the proper steps that could see the implementation of a stand alone allied health care professionals bargaining unit.

Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Written questions. Honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Transportation.

1. When will the Department of Transportation bring forth an update to its Airports Strategy and review the many important issues that pertain to small community airports? Will the department provide additional resources in terms of extending community runways? Will the department partner with industry groups in pursuing such initiatives?
2. Fort Good Hope and Deline have seen an increase in resource exploration and Colville Lake is already in need of implements to its airport. What priority will be given to extending the airport runways in these communities, as they are all isolated, off-road communities?
3. When will the Minister of Transportation come to the Sahtu communities to discuss the Airports Extension Strategy?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Written questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister for Transportation.

Can the department confirm that it can supply photo ID cards to all NWT residents over 18, to assist these residents to comply with proposed federal voting requirements for voter ID?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Written questions. Honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Transportation.

1. Provide the details as to what is the strategy of extending the Yellowknife Airport from 7,500 feet to 10,000 feet.
2. Please provide all work and details related to an extension to date.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Written questions. Returns to written questions. Replies to opening address. Petitions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. McLeod. Sorry, Mr. McLeod. Reports of standing and special committees. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Tabling of documents. Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Performance and Accountability Report, Government of the Northwest Territories 2005-2006. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Honourable Member for the Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, November 2nd, 2006, I move will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Frame Lake, that this Legislative Assembly requests the Governor-in-Council of the Government of Canada to dissolve the 15th Legislative Assembly on August 31, 2007, to permit a general election for the 16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories to be held on October 1, 2007.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Notices of motion. Honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, November 2nd, 2006, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Frame Lake, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on Thursday, November 2, 2006, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, February 7, 2007; and further, that any time prior to February 7, 2007, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and the Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at a time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Notices of motion. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Pokiak.