Just for clarification. I don't want to belabour the point. When the Minister refers to the RFP or the public tender being over-priced, is this just a case of a simple competition that everybody came in over price, or did we not have the appropriate engineer estimates? Maybe if the Minister could elaborate on why this would have come in over-priced. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will have to get back to the department to find out those details. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Nothing further in this section. Thank you.

Thank you, committee. Please turn back to page 37, Industry, Tourism and Investment, total capital estimate, $3,773,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree this concludes our consideration of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment?

Thank you, committee. Thank you, Minister. Thank you to the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber, and we will take a five minute recess. Thank you.

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I will call the Committee of the Whole back to order. I see Mr. Testart wants my attention. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Committee would like to consider the Department of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. We were agreed to consider Finance, but now Mr. Testart would like committee to consider Health and Social Services at this time. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We will consider Health and Social Services. It begins on page 32 in the capital estimates. Would the Minister of Health like to bring any witnesses into the Chamber?

Yes, please.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses for the record.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. With me today is Derek Elkin on my right. He is the assistant deputy minister of corporate services. On my left is Perry Heath, who is the director of infrastructure planning.

Thank you, Minister. Would you introduce your witnesses more slowly for the record.

Come on. Yes, Mr. Chair. I have two people with me today. On my right is Derek Elkin, who is the assistant deputy minister of corporate services. On my left is Perry Heath, who is the director of infrastructure planning.

Thank you, Minister. I will open the floor to general comments. First I have Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I see some new health centres coming into some of the communities here, replacements. I did hear rumours they were going to be replacing the one in Tsiigehtchic.

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You know, somebody was telling me that this summer here. I said that is the first I have heard of it, but I would be sure to bring it up here and hopefully get some sort of commitment, as that building is almost as old as I am. It is getting up there.

Also, with extended care, we do have a couple of facilities, one in Aklavik right now, the new Joe Greenland Centre, and hopefully within the year here we will have one in Fort McPherson that is similar. I know it is under Housing, but it is sort of a partnership, I believe, with Health, because some of the care that is being provided should be under Health anyway. I know the community of Tsiigehtchic is very interested, as well, in a similar type of unit. They want to try to keep the elders in their homes as long as they can, and especially if they have a caretaker; that would make things a lot easier. That is it for now. Thank you.