Mr. Chairman, until I actually see it in writing, see it for myself, that there actually will be a person in that position, then I will believe it. As a Minister -- and Ministers that have made this same commitment time after time -- it is not appropriate to basically say, well, we will give a bunch of money to someone, because that was the issue that we are not able to fill that position in Fort McPherson, because Inuvik demanded that these people have to have a degree in psychology and be a psychiatrist before he can fill that position. There is no need to have a psychiatrist in that community in regard to mental health.

I think the criteria for the program is so restrictive that is why you have so many vacancies in a lot of First Nations communities and communities throughout the Northwest Territories, because you cannot find the qualified individual with those types of credentials. I think that is the problem that you faced in regard to this issue. In regard to the Minister knowingly removing all of these positions, to the tune of $2 million or something in which we twisted your arm and got you to reinstate it, like in most issues we have to do around here. Again, to reinstate those mental health positions, I think you should do justice to those people and the individuals who have taken training, have the credentials to provide the services. They might not have a bachelor’s degree, but they have the certification to provide that type of service.

I would like to ask the Minister in regard to the positions in Tsiigehtchic, McPherson or the communities I represent, or other communities for that matter, will they seriously look at the decertification of those programs so that we can actually find people to fill those vacancies or vacant positions throughout the Northwest Territories and also ensure that the communities have control of those dollars, that the dollars go directly to

community from the Department of Health and Social Services and an agreement be signed between headquarters and hamlet communities and bypass the divisional board? As far as I am concerned, that is where the hiccup is. I would like to ask the Minister if she would make that commitment.