Bob Bromley

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.

Thank you, Deputy Minister Meade. I believe one of the earlier names we covered that under was the Community Call Coverage System. Thank you for that clarification. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. I see there’s a health services administration just above that, but I’ll go to Mr. Elkin for further clarification there.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 133-16(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates, 2011-2012, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. With that, we will take a short break.

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Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Deputy Minister Meade.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The first question concerns the budget for hospital services. I see that is going up by $5 million and I am wondering where that is going. Is that Stanton dollars or is that divided amongst the authorities?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. I’d like to call on Mr. Elkin.