David Krutko

Ms. Lee.

Unless someone else has information that can answer that question, either Public Works or whatnot. I believe it is important that if we do lease facilities and we are building new facilities, is the objective of the government to own its facilities outright and get out of these leases and own our own health centres in our communities?

With that, we will take a short break and begin with the Department of Health.

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Back in I believe it was the 12th Assembly, there was a political decision to establish long-term care facilities in communities throughout the Northwest Territories, such as Aklavik, Deline, Fort Resolution, Gameti, and also Fort Simpson and throughout the Northwest Territories. I think one thing this government has to seriously look at is the economics of establishing these types of facilities where there are economic spinoffs for employment, job opportunities and benefits of these care facilities and the opportunities for jobs in our small communities.

Right now we have 40 to 45 percent...

Ms. Meade.

Under the new regulation it stipulates that you have to have, to operate under a new model that you’re using, you have to have 18 beds and it has to be adjacent to a Level B or C health centre. Will the health centre be in the new facility?

The Minister of Health, Ms. Lee.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. We have several items: tabled documents 4, 30, 38, 62, 66, 75 and Bills 4, 8 and 9. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Next I have Mr. Menicoche.

Under the Tlicho Health Authority, under the Tlicho Government, this facility, will it be a part of an asset of the Tlicho Government through the self-government arrangement with them with respect to developing assets in the Tlicho region?