Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, a number of issues raised by the Member and we are continuing to work on a lot of them. But specifically, for example, the food side of the thing, there was a ministerial directive issued last spring on healthy food being served in that facility and that's continuing to guide what type of foods are served in our facilities. As well, on the ambulance report, the report has been looked at. We've worked with Municipal and Community Affairs. We have now sent that back out to stakeholders, as well as to the Standing Committee on Social Programs, and we are putting in for the first phase of that initially to try to come up with some enhancement. It is recognized that throughout the territory we are all over the map, whereas we have municipalities providing the service, we have some health boards issuing contracts, so it is something that needs to be addressed. We have recognized that. It's a matter of what level of enhancement we can come forward or get approval on. So that is continuing to happen.

On the physician billing side of things, that has been an issue that has been raised from time to time on the level of service being provided now under our current system. We do in fact have three physicians who are still under the fee-for-service heading, is the way it used to be done. Not just on salary. That's something that as we go into any contract renegotiations with our physicians is something that could be raised at that point.

On the matter of clinics, that has been an issue. The message of not taking any more people into different clinics is something that is of concern in the sense that does the department have to look at that. We're working with the authority. In fact, I believe there has now been a one-phone-line contact system for anybody who requires services that they would contact the appropriate central line and then they would be directed to which facility or clinic had openings. So it's not a matter of absolutely no, it's now trying to better coordinate how people can seek those services or when they need to get into a clinic. That is something that is in place now.

Further to that, as you pointed out, in the capital plan the consolidated clinics process is going to be put forward and dealt with starting with this budget cycle that we're in to try and coordinate that and provide an improved service level.

As well, the issue of the Hay River facility itself, a number of factors came in there and, yes, I did tour that facility and saw that it is a well-maintained facility, but it is an older facility for sure and it is showing its signs of age. With that, we're going to look at providing some interim funding for a number of the initiatives that Mrs. Groenewegen has raised and trying to work with the health authority there on a particular number of initiatives that we feel need to be addressed before we can get to the construction of a new or renovated facility. On the facility itself, the discussion initially, most facilities we look at start off as a renovation and we work with the health authorities on coming up with an agreement on a master plan or that fits within the integrated services delivery model that we've adopted for the territory. Once we have agreement on that, then we are prepared to move ahead. Initially there was planning dollars in '06-07. There are still some dollars available that we're willing to proceed with some more planning, but we need to get agreement now with the health authority on, for example, bed count and those areas. Once we have that, we would then go through the next phase. It would still be designated as renovation, but once we have agreement on the facility, the bed count, the types of programs and delivery that would happen within that facility, then we would go out and the question would be asked can we do this within the existing facility. Is renovation an appropriate avenue or should we in fact upgrade to a replacement of that facility? Those would be the next stages we have, and the next cycle we have is the '09-10 business planning year that we have the next planning money going forward and that's where that discussion would happen; renovation or new. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.