Bob Bromley

Page 8-15, Health and Social Services, information item, directorate, active positions. Agreed?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Elkin.

Thank you, Minister. Colleagues, we are on the Department of Health and Social Services. The operations expenditure summary on page 8-7, I’d like to request agreement that we defer that until after the detail and begin on page 8-8 with the Department of Health and Social Services, infrastructure investment summary. This is an information item. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Minister Lee.

Mr. Chairman, I note that we have a physician for inside the NWT and for outside the NWT. I am just wondering if there is any way to report on a regular basis the services we pay for from nurses who are part of our staff and those that are brought in on a local or temporary basis. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Meade. Committee, once again, we’re on page 8-13, Health and Social Services, activity summary, directorate, operations expenditure summary, $7.678 million. Agreed.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Committee, we are on page 8-17, Health and Social Services, activity summary, program delivery and support, operations expenditure summary, $34.32 million. Agreed?

Thank you for that reminder. Colleagues, general comments on the Department of Health and Social Services budget.

Thank you, committee. We will return now to 8-17. I believe I have Mr. Abernethy. Sorry. Mr. Menicoche.

I am not sure what that means exactly. If we have nurses, how can we not include that sort of thing for them? If this is for the absence of nurses, unfilled positions that are going out to agency nurses, I would like to know that. Thank you.