Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to ask questions again of the Minister of Health and Social Services, and it’s along the lines, as well, about the lack of services for being able to have babies in Hay River. It’s not on the midwifery line.

It’s going to be a while before we probably have resident doctors in Hay River who have the credentials that would allow us to allow our residents of Hay River to have their children in Hay River. That being the case, they have to come to Yellowknife or they can go someplace else, but most do come to Yellowknife. They have to come three weeks before their due date. I believe they receive a $50 per day allowance or they can stay at the Vital Abel Boarding Home. This boarding home, although it may be a wonderful service, is in a very out of the way location, and it is not convenient unless you want to be down there the whole time. It costs a lot for cabs and so on.

I have an idea. For those coming from Hay River, $50 is a long ways from the cost of any hotel room in Yellowknife. I would like to ask the Minister if his department has ever entertained the idea of having some form of a residence here in Yellowknife that could be accessed by expectant families coming into Yellowknife to await the arrival of a baby.