Bob Bromley

Thank you. Just a comment there. I have nobody else on my list. Committee, I’ll remind you we’re on page 8-21, Health and Social Services, activity summary, health services programs, operations expenditure summary, $188.658 million. Agreed?

Mr. Chairman, I would presume that the Minister’s earlier observations that we do need nurse practitioners and we will continue to push for increased use of them would enter into that review. Is the funding secure for the 2011-12 fiscal year? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Next on my list is Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Next on my list is Mr. Abernethy.

Mr. Chairman, what is its current state, contrasted with the immediately previous state, of our support from this department through ECE for the training of nurse practitioners?

Question has been called.

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We will defer further consideration of Health and Social Services until another time.

Thank you, Minister Lee. If I can please get the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses out, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today.

Before we move on to the next department we’re going to take a short break.

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Thank you, Minister. The time is up for that questioner; I’ve put you back on the list. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will also be supporting this motion. The Minister mentioned in his budget address a number of places where additional funding was being planned for expenditures. One of those was the Aboriginal Student Achievement Initiative. I think those sorts of things fit exactly with this program, from what I know of it. I recommend that we do have the dollars for this and that it be made. I will be supporting the motion.

Agreed. Committee, that concludes that section. Let us turn back to 8-7, which is on page 8-7. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Minister Lee.