Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are directed to the Minister of Health and Social Services in regard to my Member’s statement on the health care provided in northern communities and the importance of this service, which is an essential service to the residents of all these smaller communities. A lot of times we don’t have the privilege of walk-in clinics or even seeing the doctor. Basically you have to wait for the doctor’s visits. In some cases it’s a month or even longer. In some cases we don’t even have a

community nurse stationed in a lot of our communities.

Mr. Speaker, I think it’s important this government has some baseline guidelines in regard to services that are being provided to ensure that there is a minimum level of services in our communities so that people can really feel that their well-being is being taken care of. I’d like to ask the Minister, do we have minimum standards for health care services in all of our communities in the Northwest Territories so we at least know there’s a minimum level that you can get and work your way up from there. Thank you.