David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’m wondering if the Minister and the government have ever given any consideration to a return of service for new grads from southern universities in the nursing profession that could look to coming north and raising families here and spending, you know, four or five or six years on the ground here in the Northwest Territories, and in return the government could look at paying off their student loans. Because, as we all know, tuition fees across the country are rising, the cost of getting an education is increasing, and I think we need to be looking at...

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Clause 3.

Thank you, Minister Roland. I would now like to ask the chairman of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight to provide a response to the review. Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Minister Roland. I'll now go to Mr. Cleveland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to welcome those in the gallery today. In addition to that, I have two constituents who are Pages with us this week, Mr. Dent’s son, Tyler Dent. I would like to recognize him and my nephew Ryan Ramsay and as well all the other Pages that have been working on our behalf here this week. Thank you.

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Thank you, committee. Clause 1.

Does committee agree that Bill 9 is ready for third reading?

Before we go to the schedule, the preamble and the clauses, we will go to the detail first. So if I could draw your attention, please, to page 5, Financial Management Board Secretariat, operations expenditures, Financial Management Board Secretariat, not previously authorized, government accounting $10.395 million. Mr. Braden.