Mr. Speaker, I have to say I can’t agree with the Member’s premise. I think the Member should be aware that the health-governing legislation — and I could provide him with a copy of that — does state that either a health authority has to have a board…. If there is not a board, then a public administrator is appointed, which is the responsibility of the Minister. The public administrator is like the board. That’s what we have in the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority as well as at the Stanton Territorial Health and Social Services Authority.
I know the Member would like to see things in a very clear way, but I don’t think he has the evidence to suggest the accumulated deficit at Stanton is a result of not having a board. That is way too simple a way of looking at a very complex problem.