Glen Abernethy

That sounds like a definite maybe.

In moving forward, I’d like to encourage the Minister to actually contact the local dentists and work with the local dentists as well as the individuals that the department has worked with previously in Hay River to find a solution. I think it would be easy, at a minimum, to do the one day every eight weeks as well as any drop time. Will the Minister commit to communicating and talking with the local dentists on this issue?

We’re going to defer pages 7-7 and 7-8. By extension, we will also be deferring page 7-2. Shall we move on to the next department, committee?

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. To the motion, Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier this week I was asked by a Member of Cabinet why I’m pushing so hard to have Stanton open its operating room for local dentists so that they can perform dental surgeries on young children who require major dental work, work that cannot be performed safely in local dentists’ offices. Why am I pushing so hard, considering that the department has already addressed the financial issues and has opened up time in both Inuvik and Hay River? The reason: because it’s the right thing to do.

I’ve seen disks of photographs compiled by Lesli Fisher in Hay River that show a...

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The motion is on the floor and is being distributed now. The motion has been distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. A motion is on the floor and is being distributed now. The motion has been distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Krutko.

The next person on our list is Mrs. Groenewegen.

Minister Miltenberger, if I can get you to thank your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, if I could please get you to escort the witnesses out of the Chamber. Thank you.