Mr. Speaker, when the Member states that the government has given millions and millions of infusion, I think it should be noted that it was in the amount of about $1.3 million two years ago. The policy is that each authority has to be responsible for 50 per cent of a deficit. That’s been the policy that we’ve been following. I think that it was incumbent on the government to know exactly what was causing the cost overruns not only with
the Stanton Territorial Health Authority but also with the Beaufort-Delta Health and Social Services Authority, which has another significant deficit, as well as some of the minor ones.
Mr. Speaker, I can advise you — and the Member is well aware of this, because I did provide a briefing to the Standing Committee on Social Programs on April 30, where the Member was present. I did go through the initial findings of the zero-based review, which did review some of the spending questions. I have appointed a new public administrator with a very wide mandate to look at more details into what might be possible reasons. I have asked that the public administrator make recommendations to me within three months, which I have committed to the committee to go back to.