Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, I can truly understand why the Health Minister would say that his perspective is the board, or I should say Stanton is functioning quite well, because he's sort of running it. So through the deputy minister. So why would he think anything else? I guess, really, my final question, Mr. Speaker, in a timely way will be, would the Minister do the right thing and eliminate any concerns that I've arisen here, whether implied or not? Would he appoint, in the spirit and intent of the act, an independent board; I don't have a problem with the JLC, but an independent board with an independent chair? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Miltenberger.

I'd like to thank the Member first about his kind words about how well Stanton is running under my Ministership. I can't take full credit for that. Clearly, I have a strong Cabinet that supports me, the Members of the Legislature...

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...and lots of good staff that does all the work. We have a system that I believe is functioning effectively and has been the result of a lot of hard work and consensus building, and I intend to continue with that arrangement. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, the Honourable Charles Dent. Mr. Dent wrote a letter to Mr. Roland subsequent to our budget session. I had inquired about the status of the Diamond Jenness Secondary School in Hay River and had asked if the functional report technical review that was done in 2003 could be updated. So Mr. Dent wrote to Mr. Roland asking that this happen. I was just wondering what is the status of that technical and functional review of the Diamond Jenness Secondary School today? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I haven't received a reply yet from Public Works and Services advising us as to the condition of the school. I'm certain that they will be looking at it or have looked at it, but we haven't received the report yet. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my information is that Public Works and Services in fact has not undertaken a review of the condition of the Diamond Jenness Secondary School, and given our very extensive debate in this House yesterday over leaving these things to the last minute and then being forced into stop-gap measures at a very high price, I would think that it would be prudent of the Minister to follow up with the Minister of PWS again and ensure that this review gets taken, gets undertaken forthwith. Will the Minister commit to that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The answer is yes.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Oral questions. Item 8, written questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations:

1. The issue of trespassing in land claim areas is not new. It has been brought to the government's attention many times over the last several years. Why hasn't the GNWT brought forward legislation to prevent trespassing in settled land claim areas?
2. What is the Premier prepared to do to ensure that the rights of the Sahtu people are protected, that our land claim is respected, and the trespassers are kept out of the settlement area?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Returns to written questions. Before we go on to the next item on the agenda, the Chair is going to call a short break.

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Back to orders of the day. Replies to opening address. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 7 of the orders of the day.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 7, oral questions. Are there any nays? There are no nays. We will return to item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. I want to ask the Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell, I was very interested in reading the report on government contracts over $5,000. I want to ask the Minister of Justice on one of the items here. It's an RFP for the Roman Catholic Corporation. They won a contract for $72,000. I want to ask the Minister of Justice if he can explain to the House and the people, are the Roman Catholics in business because they have some pretty powerful people who are helping them out?

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How is the Roman Catholic Church in this request for proposals that's been given to them? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Minister of Justice, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I have to admit that I am not sure what the contract award was for. I am not sure if it was a tender for space in one of our communities, but I will endeavour to find out and get the information to the Member before the day is out. Thank you.

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

Mr. Speaker, I would like to direct a couple of questions to Mr. Roland, the Minister for Public Works and Services. This relates to the arrangement that our government has with the YWCA. This provides them with a very valuable multi-storey apartment building located in my riding and it's part of their housing infrastructure and the services that they provide to the community.

Mr. Speaker, this apartment building, the Rockhill Apartments, is made available through a lease. It's my

information that this lease is expiring within the next year or perhaps two and that the building is going to be in need of some up-fits. I am wondering if the Minister can advise on what the capital plans may be to bring this building up to modern standards and continue the lease with the YWCA, Mr. Speaker.