Daryl Dolynny

Thank you. Page 8-20, Health and Social Services, information item, program delivery support, active positions. Any questions?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion.

Thank you, Ms. DeLancey. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The question I have for the Minister or deputy minister is: When was the last time that the department has done a full review of the Supplementary Health Care Program in terms of criteria and eligibility for payment for whether it’s appliances, prosthetics, drugs, medical expenses? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Can the Minister of Health and Social Services also indicate what criteria are used by medical travel when making a decision to abort a mission for highway air ambulance patient extraction?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. I believe your comment was noted by that department. Thank you. Page 8-18, Health and Social Services, activity summary, program delivery support, grants and contributions, contributions. Are there any questions?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. We’re just circulating the motion.

To the motion. The motion is in order.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate the ability to present this motion today to Committee of the Whole. I don’t want to spend a lot of time reviewing a lot of the items that were covered today. There was a lot of passion in this House with respect to midwifery. I do want to say, for the record, that I’ve had a long and promising affair, I guess, with midwifery in a way that most people don’t have. I mean that in the kindest sense. It’s late at night.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise as a follow-up to my Member’s statement earlier today, which put into light last week’s devastating deadly highway crash near Fort Providence. However, before I proceed, I wish to once again indicate our prayers to all families involved.

I realize there is still an RCMP investigation involved with this. However, my questions today do not deal with this accident, but more importantly deal with the level of first responder care, patient immobilization, dispatch, medical support and transport.

Of course, I realize that there are really three Ministers involved with...