Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Murray.

Mr. Murray.

Mr. Murray adds, and multi-year funding. Mr. Braden.

Well, great, if these folks are in town from Health Canada, then we'll keep them busy. Madam Chair, you know, with these kinds of things, we know they're going to be in place for a long time; we know the environment we're operating in is one of steady and sustained increases. So trying to cut an escalator in there so that we don't have to go back and revisit these things over and over just makes good business sense, at least from our point of view. Will an escalator and a clause on a multi-year deal be something that is actively being negotiated, Madam Chair?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, getting that kind of certainty and recognition of our ongoing costs are two very critical criteria for us. I would point out, as well, that there are other jurisdictions that have refused to administer these programs, and the federal government is left with the responsibility of setting up the infrastructure to administer this program on their own, and deal with all the costs and aggravation that the program entails. It's not a step that we're recommending be taken at this point, but that is an option for us should we reach a point where these programs are unaffordable to us. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Work performed on behalf of others, $15.855 million.

Agreed. Thank you. Back, then, in your books to page 6-7, Health and Social Services, department summary, operations expenditure summary, $265.186 million.

Agreed. Thank you. If you could please just turn in your books to capital, page 5-7, Health and Social Services, infrastructure acquisition plan, health services programs, tangible capital assets, total tangible capital assets, $9.301 million, total activity, $9.301 million.

Mr. Braden.

Madam Chair, this page details a little bit of information about some infrastructure investment going into the Rockhill Apartment here in Yellowknife. I believe that's the building that we own and lease to the YWCA for a variety of their program delivery. I'm curious about what is the nature of the improvement going in there for $250,000 that's booked for not this current year, Madam Chair, but for the fiscal years two years out. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. St. Germaine.

Thank you, Mr. St. Germaine. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Madam Chair. To another area of infrastructure investment, we had heard over the last year or so, at least the last year or so, of work that was going on in Stanton Territorial Hospital. Madam Chair, this facility is now, I think, in the neighbourhood of 25 years old and some aspects of the mechanicals and the technical side are due for an up fit. There was also considerable discussion about some modifications to adapt the hospital, Madam Chair, to some new practices in day programming and things like this. But I don't know if I see, or I don't see where this might be detailed in here and I'm wondering if the Minister could outline what kind of infrastructure investment are we making in the Stanton hospital redesign, Madam Chair?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This project, the master development plan, is yet to be finalized because of the work that was done on it, as I indicated earlier in this House. The general facilities review that was undertaken to look at all the hospitals and the acute care beds and the type of services that each facility would provide, combining that, as well, in relation to Stanton was the issue of the consolidated clinics in the downtown core, which we were wanting to make sure fit into the services provided by Stanton and which we think, if done right, will take a big burden off the emergency ward or emergency services out of Stanton. So that work is currently being finalized and at that point we'll be able to finalize the master development plan and be able to lay out in detail some of the things that we want to do. But very clearly, the medical day care and services that are currently crammed into two or three very small rooms we're going to look at expanding because it's undersized.

Some of the other things we want to look at, as well, is when you look at Stanton and there's a significant amount of administrative office space in that building -- and hospital space is probably the most expensive per square foot service in the world -- that it may make sense, if we require the space for medical services, to have our administration somewhere that's not tying up within the hospital envelope. So those are the type of things that we're going to be finalizing over the next number of months. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Braden.

So, Madam Chair, the Stanton master plan is on hold, or delayed, or deferred. What kind of timing are we behind? A year behind, a couple years behind, Madam Chair?