Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, once again today I'd like to talk about the long-term care program review that was completed in 2015 for the Northwest Territories. And at the time, it was said that there was 115 beds per 1,000 people aged 70 or older required.

Mr. Speaker, I know I've done Members' statements on this in the past, we went through that; that equated for Inuvik at the time 43 beds. There was then a proposal brought forward to this government for a 48-bed long-term care facility built and designed -- either built and owned by, built and operated by, a partnership between both the Indigenous development corps in my community.

At the time, Mr. Speaker, in addition the operational plan had been developed based on best practices in long-term residential care and created an alignment with key GNWT documents, including the integrated service delivery model, continuing care framework, and action plan Our Elders, Our Community.

So having said all that, Mr. Speaker, I know those plans have changed. I know that was then, this is now. I know the plan -- and I know the Minister and her department have been working on an updated long-term care projections for Inuvik, for the territory. I know some of that work was done. I can see some of that work has happened in Inuvik as well. What residents of Inuvik now would like to know, Mr. Speaker, is the current status of that work that's been done, the results of the current work on what the needs are, the current status of the expansion, and certainly when they can expect to see this long awaited construction of this facility in the community of Inuvik so we can continue to care for our folks that require long-term care for peace of mind for them and their families, Mr. Speaker. So I will have questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Thank you.