Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are always looking at the numbers and the costs of sending people south versus finding ways to keep them here in the North. We are doing ongoing analysis. We haven’t been able to identify anything appropriate as an immediate move to the Northwest Territories at this point in time. But in the construction and design of Stanton, we didn’t want to limit ourselves in the future. So there is room within the proposed build that would fit something like an MRI, as an example. In the plan of the new building, there is a section that is designated for where we put the addition on to house an MRI should we reach that point. We may well reach that point. The numbers are changing all the time and some day we might reach it, but we’re not there yet.

We have an immediate need to expand things like dialysis here in Yellowknife where there is a significant number of residents who require dialysis. We are working with the Stanton Foundation. I would like to applaud the Stanton Foundation, who is currently out fundraising for our new dialysis machines that could be put in this new hospital. When that happens, we will have to seek some operating dollars. We are on top of trying to monitor trends to ensure we have the ability to provide acute care services for all residents of the Northwest Territories.