David Krutko

With that, we’ll take a short break and then begin with Health and Social Services.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think it is important that we do get that information, because I believe there is a major increase in the collective bargaining, especially for those in health authorities, especially in Inuvik and whatnot where there has been an increase in the collective bargaining agreement, in regards to trying to find ways of dealing with the challenge of vacancies and trying to get more doctors and professions into those areas of the Territories by way of different types of bonuses or pay levels and whatnot to attract more professions in those areas. It would be interesting to...

Thank you, Minister Lee. Anything further, Mr. Yakeleya? No. Mr. Hawkins, did you have something?

Mr. Hawkins, we are just finishing up 8-14. Do we conclude 8-14?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Minister’s Statement 47-16(4) be moved into Committee of the Whole for consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in.

Ms. Lee, for the record, would you introduce your witnesses.

At this time I would like to ask the Minister if she will be bringing in any witnesses. Ms. Lee.

General Comments. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you. Next on the list I have Mr. Jacobson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, with regard to the overall budget, there’s a lot of good things in it, but I think we’re losing sight of the reason why governments exist and operate is to provide services to its residents. For myself, that’s one area that I feel that is lacking with regard to this budget. We’ve done a lot of focus around infrastructure, we’ve done a lot of focus around building capacity for governments, government departments, large-scale projects, whether it’s the Deh Cho Bridge or looking at the Taltson project.

Again, I think that fundamentals for government and government...