Mr. Speaker, when is the plan expected to re-establish the Stanton Territorial Board? It is not unusual in other jurisdictions across Canada that a hospital of this size and magnitude has one. Thank you.

I believe that is the same question as the first one. There is a lot of work that needs to be done at Stanton, as indicated by a lot of questions that were raised in this House, with respect to their capital plan process, their budgeting process. There is a lot of work that needs to be done. We are working very closely with them. There is no plan at this time to establish the board. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I am not sure I am hearing the Minister correctly. I almost think I heard something to the effect that a board would be in the way of managing the hospital. Mr. Speaker, one could argue a dictatorship would be much more efficient than a democracy. I just want to make sure that that wasn't clear, that the potential of re-establishing a board wouldn't be in the way of managing a hospital. It is potentially the long-term goal of re-establishing that board that belongs to Stanton. Thank you.

I don't believe in any way that I have said that having a board or not having a board has anything to do with management of the board. I think if you look across the Territories, we have all sorts of different situations in our different regions with respect to existing or no boards. Hay River has a public administrator. Beaufort-Delta, Yellowknife and Deh Cho have boards. Sahtu has a board, but we have a mix of public administrators and boards. They all are doing their work. I don't think presence or absence of a board speaks to anything about management. What I am saying is that Stanton Territorial Hospital is the key to the management and delivery of health services in the Northwest Territories. There is a lot of work that needs to be done. That is an essential part of our Foundation for Change Action Plan. In order for us to do that, my plan is to keep the public administrator there as we have now. We will proceed forthwith. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Final supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Mr. Speaker, all I can say is my disappointment to hear that we are not working towards this. Mr. Speaker, a public administrator is not the way a community hospital, a territorial hospital should be run. It should be in the hands of the community people to set the tone and the direction. Mr. Speaker, my last point on this which is certainly, obviously, the question is: can we ever expect the re-establishment of the Stanton Territorial Health Board? Thank you.

The Member has not provided me with, outside of here or today, any evidence that would suggest that would encourage a re-establishment of a board. I am willing to hear that, Mr. Speaker. I think it is really important to know that the Stanton Hospital is a territorial hospital. It is currently being guided by a joint leadership council which is made up of all of the chairs of all boards across the Territories including the public administrators. They meet regularly. They have supervision over their strategic plan. We all agree, myself as a Minister and all of the health board chairs, that Stanton Territorial Hospital has to be and it is key to our delivering system. It will continue to be so and it will remain a territorial authority. They do have guidance from representatives from all across the Territories. It is not a community health facility. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 8, written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table a letter to the editor of News/North from President Richard Nerysoo in regards to the proposal on the highway from Inuvik to south.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011, with Mr. Krutko in the chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee wishes to continue with Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011, with Mr. Miltenberger and we'd look at the departments of Justice, Health and Social Services, and Public Works and Services today.

Does committee agree?

Okay. With that, we'll take a short break and then begin with the Department of Justice.

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I'd like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Prior to the break we agreed to begin the Department of Justice. At this time I would like to ask the Minister of Finance if he would be bringing in any witnesses. Mr. Miltenberger.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Does committee agree if he brings in his witnesses?

Agreed. Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witnesses in.

For the record, Mr. Minister, can you introduce your witnesses?

Margaret Melhorn, deputy minister of Finance; Mr. Paul Guy, acting deputy minister of Public Works and Services.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. As we agreed, we'll begin the Department of Justice. Page 7-2 and that page we will defer until after consideration of activity summaries. We'll turn to page 7-4. Does committee agree to defer?

Agreed. Page 7-3, community justice and corrections. Page 7-4, Justice, activity summary, community justice and corrections, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $343,000.