David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I didn’t hear the Minister mention how many nurses are we talking and at what price. I want a specific price from the Minister on what it is costing the government to bring in locum nurses here in the Northwest Territories. I also want to know if the Minister has a strategy to try to mitigate the amount of money that we are spending on bringing nurses into this territory. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Minister Dent. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to use my statement today to address the issue of how the government is dealing with the recruitment, retention and hiring of nurses. I heard from a variety of sources that this government is paying substantial amounts of money to fly nurses in from southern Canada. If these nurses are needed and required, then I don’t have difficulty in accepting that this is a practice that we should condone. However, there are a couple of issues with this that I want some clarity on. I want to know why new nurses moving to Yellowknife have to send in resumes three and...

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Clarification, Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. Minister.