Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We’re looking for the infrastructure plan here. We have a little bit of detail on the capital plan with us. We are at the planning stages of the Stanton Territorial Hospital. We do have the dates on when we’re going to be rolling out the plan and when we’re going to start spending money, of course, in the actual renovation of the hospital, but that largely depends on the approval of the Legislative Assembly. I’m just going to… Bear with me, Madam Chair. The plan now is that prior to March 31, 2013, we’ll have spent $3 million on planning and in this fiscal year we will put $1 million into the budget for the planning. In 2014-2015 it will be $15 million as we get near to – sorry, sorry. Make that $5 million. I’m sorry; I’m having a little trouble seeing.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Ms. DeLancey. Minister Beaulieu.

Okay. Then in 2015-2016 we’re expecting the first actual construction in the Stanton Hospital, for allocation there of $20 million. However, it’s important to note that this has to go through the capital planning process and through the House at the appropriate time when we talk about capital.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Mr. Hawkins.

What does the Minister have by way of information that he can share with Members, such as myself, with regard to the $2 million that would have been spent by this March 31st? I’m trying to see what project development, what’s guiding information, planning documents, trying to get a sense of it. At the same time, the other additional question is: Who is doing this work?

We can provide the details of the expenditures up until the end of March. As far as who is doing the work, I will have the deputy minister provide the name.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Ms. DeLancey. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Have there been any consultant reports generated thus far, and can they be shared with committee Members like myself?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Madam Chair. There are several reports. Some we may possibly be able to share. We may be able to share all the reports but this is proprietary. Some of the reports may be proprietary information. We’ll share what we can with committee.

I was going to leave it but I think I heard a good question on the side here. Wouldn’t it be proprietary information for us?

When we request reports and we RFP work with the intention that the company is doing work for the Department of Health and Social Services, for that intent, if we are to release their work beyond our own coffers, beyond Health and Social Services, then we do have to return back to the company to see if it is okay to release their work that was initially requested by us for us.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Hawkins. Good? Okay. Next I have Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Madam Chair. In terms of directorate here, I’m just looking at the policy communications and legislation. I just want to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services if there is a plan in place to create a translator program within the regional health centres to bring some of our patients from small communities into the regional hospital or even territorial hospital. If there is a translator program in place for all the Aboriginal languages in the Northwest Territories, ones that are specific to that region, Can the Minister please answer that?

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Right now some of the positions at health centres and hospitals have built into their jobs that they would be able to do interpreting or translating. I’m not sure what the correct term is. I don’t have the information here. I would rather say to fully draw out what we plan on doing for translation or interpretive services at the hospitals.

The Minister mentioned that some jobs have the translator services built into their positions and duties. Are those extra responsibilities funded on top of their job duties, and if there are already positions in place where people have the opportunity to be translators, can he supply committee with all the hospitals and regional centres or health centres that do provide translator services in the Northwest Territories so that we know who to speak to and we know which hospitals and health centres actually provide that service?

We have no problem providing that information. If we are able to pull that information, the department is listening and is able to pull that information together before the end of the review, we will provide that in the House. If not, we will provide that to the Members at a later date.

Yes, just continuing on. Would the Minister be looking at creating a specific program on translation, in terms of medical terminology, that would either help support, maybe, our community health representatives who are probably some of our longest-standing employees in the Health and Social Services system? Would he be looking at possibly creating that program with the medical terminology, and make it part of either that program or some other program that local nurses could take, so that they can provide those services to our patients, especially the patients who don’t speak English?