Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the mover of the motion, I will offer remarks on reinstating funds to ensure NWT students are considered for placements in the University of Saskatchewan’s Veterinary Medicine Program.

As the motion points out, the University of Saskatchewan is offering a student from this Territory the opportunity to occupy one of the much sought after seats in its prestigious Veterinary Medicine Doctoral Program. Not only does the University of Saskatchewan make a seat available to a non-resident applicant, they offer this seat to the GNWT at a reduced rate, greatly reduced rate of...

Thank you, Yakeleya. Minister Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up on my Member’s statement on mental health issues and pose questions to the Minister of Health and Social Services.

My first question deals with patients being released from the Stanton Territorial Hospital’s mental health unit. Mental health unit staff sometimes make it a condition of release that the released patient stay at the Centre for Northern Families, presuming that there are skills and capacity at the CNF to meet the special needs of mental health outpatients. Yet the Centre for Northern Families has only hard-won experience with these...

Thank you, committee. We are returning to page 8-29. Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. I will give the opportunity to the Minister to respond to that.

Thank you, Minister. Next on my list I have Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, committee. Go ahead, Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Minister. Next on my list I have Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Minister. Welcome to the witnesses. Committee, we left off on page 8-29. Mr. Abernethy.