Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, in fact, with this bill going ahead and dealing with it through the health services administration office up in Inuvik, it is one office. The workload is broken up between individuals in that office for different areas. So this would fall into that pattern and would make it much simpler as we proceed forward.

Yes, as I stated earlier, on the issue of when names were changed by no fault of their own or an action by the government through regulations, we would look at establishing a process where, if it is by no fault of their own, we could put a nominal fee in or no fee at all. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That is fine and good, but who can an individual call today, a gentleman in Tsiigehtchic, who can they call specifically today to address the issue of their name being changed no less than four times and wanting it changed back to their original name? Who in the bureaucracy can they call today so that they can have one point of contact and they can get the issue dealt with? Is there anybody they can talk to to get that rectified? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the process as of today is under the old act and the courts would be the place or the avenue that would proceed. As of April 1, 2008, it will be through the Department of Health and Social Services vital statistics area, the health services administration. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I should rephrase my question a little bit differently. Under the new legislation, is there going to be a single point of contact for individuals who have had their name changed so that they can phone somebody? There should be somebody in each and every region in the Northwest Territories so that there is that one point of contact so that a file can be developed and their name could be changed back to what it originally was.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we have only one office that deals with these functions. It is the health services administration office up in Inuvik. As it is stated, during the process of establishing this and coming into force, we will have a transition plan put in place. As I am aware of today, the way the office works, different files are given to different individuals in that office. Once that is done, we can clearly make that available to all people in the Territories. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I think I heard a commitment from the Minister to have a single point of contact. If it is in Inuvik, it is in Inuvik. If we can't have one in each region, it is okay if there is a phone number. For an individual to phone when it goes back 50 or 60 years when their name was changed, I think it is very important that they have some peace of mind that somebody somewhere is going to care and somebody somewhere is actually going to do something about it and get their name changed back to what it originally was. I am glad to hear the Minister say that. By the looks of things, under the new legislation, that will happen through the transition. I am very happy to hear that, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, as we go through a transition plan and implementation in putting this act into force, we will, as the office has already shown a number of files they have dedicated to different individuals in that office and will be working with them as we go through implementation in having this act come into force. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. General comments. Detail. There are 26 clauses in this bill. I will ask Members if they will turn in their binders to Bill 17, Change of Name Act. Sorry, I have no glasses on. Bill 13, Change of Name Act. Clause 1.

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