Mr. Speaker, again, this leaves the Joe Greenland Centre out of the picture, where we already have trained staff running the facility and in the community of Aklavik.

Mr. Speaker, the loss of 14 full-time jobs in Aklavik is a big problem here. That is 10 percent of the jobs in Aklavik. I’d like to remind Cabinet of its priorities we set at the start of the 16th Assembly. I did not

think that included the unemployment dropping, or rising in our communities because of the layoffs of 14 people in Aklavik. Mr. Speaker, I was totally appalled at finding out that they were going to basically shut down the long-term care facility in Aklavik.

Again, Mr. Speaker, the average income in Aklavik is $8,000 per year. Mr. Speaker, $8,000 a year. That’s pathetic. What happens is that the Joe Greenland Centre is just another example of this government neglecting small communities and their needs. Mr. Speaker, I will be making a motion asking the Members to support the continued long-term care in the Joe Greenland Centre, and maybe a few Cabinet Members should think about this and, more importantly, do the right thing.

Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be asking questions to the Minister of Health and Social Services on this matter.