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.

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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