Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The area of security is one of, I think, significant interest here. Now that we have a digital system of issuing drivers' licences, I am assuming that that means we have an emerging new database. Just what kinds of personal information is captured within this digital -- and again that's an assumption on my part -- database covering all our driver's licence information, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The information that will be captured in this database will be in relation to driving history and any infractions from other jurisdictions. So this information can be shared across the borders, so we can do follow-up. That is the rationale for having a waiting period when a driver comes in for a renewal from a different jurisdiction, or comes to apply for a driver's licence. There is waiting period. There is a temporary assignment of a driver's licence and then once we do all the checks and balances, the driver's licence is mailed to that person. This is so we can do a follow-up and make sure that this person has a clean driving record, or has no requirement for us not to issue a permit. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

So, Mr. Speaker, this information is shared with other jurisdictions and that makes perfectly good sense, but I also understand, Mr. Speaker, that at least one jurisdiction in Canada sells the information from these databases to private sector companies. The exchange of this kind of database is extremely valuable for demographics, planning and marketing purposes. What is our government's approach on selling or making this kind of data available to outside agencies or organizations, or the private sector, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have, at this point, not had that discussion and have not made a firm decision. We are in a position where we have to comply with our privacy legislation. We have not come forward with any decision whether we are going to move into the area that the Member is referring to. That decision has to be further discussed and we will make that information available as we make those decisions. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Final supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Mr. Speaker, I think this is an area that is very significant, should not be underscored. I do not want something as revealing, and open, and personal, and as significant as information contained within my driver's licence. I guess I am still curious about what kind of information is going to be captured. I am going to be seeking an assurance from my government that it is not going to be making it available at all, outside of other licensing or law enforcement agencies. Could the Minister give me some assurance on that point this morning, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With respect to the honourable chairman of the Financial Management Board with regard to the human resource amalgamation update, I am just wondering what kind of stats are being currently kept in terms of turn-around for responses to applications. There are still lots of concern about people applying for jobs and not even getting an acknowledgement letter. So that has a bearing on the availability of our health care workers. We desperately need nurses and if they are not getting at least an acknowledgement letter within a month, then that hampers our ability to attract professionals. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. The honourable Minister responsible for Financial Management Board, Mr. Roland.

Mr. Speaker, the tracking we've been doing since going to the service centre model is looking at the workload around payroll and backlog and tracking those to see if we are starting to make a difference in that area. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Once again, it's people who should be the concern here, not paper.

So we've got nurses that want to work for us, but they aren't even getting acknowledgement letters and so they are probably moving on to other opportunities, Mr. Speaker. So I would like to know, what has the department done in order to speed up the process? I know there are a lot of growing pains in this new system, but we've got to get on top of this specific sector and attract the nurses and professionals that we do need, Mr. Speaker. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if there are particular situations where we have nurses wanting to work in the Northwest Territories and have not been offered employment or not been responded to, I would be particularly interested in getting that information, so we can try to work this through. In speaking to my colleague, the Minister of Health and Social Services, he hasn't brought this to my attention. If there are these situations, then definitely we need to have them looked at and fixed. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The concern is that, yes, there are instances of this happening. In fact, some are, as well, making the interview stage, Mr. Speaker, but there again they are not being responded to that they have been a successful client and there is a huge delay even after that stage of another month. The ministry is probably aware of that and what are they going to do about it? Are there stats they are tracking with respect to turnaround and dialogue with the people who want to work for us? Mahsi.