Mr. Speaker, I did visit Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte with the Member and we did actually have this conversation and we want to have the best health care possible here in the Northwest Territories. We want to make sure that when an individual goes into that Fort Liard Health Centre, they’re getting proper treatment and diagnosis and referral as appropriate. Currently, it’s a referral within the Northwest Territories or to Alberta, and as I indicated, we’re going to finish our work with Alberta and Nunavut which will help inform future discussions with BC.

But, Mr. Speaker, in the meantime, when...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As Canadian citizens, residents of Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte have the ability to receive medically necessary services anywhere in the country that they wish. The NWT actually has a reciprocal billing arrangement with all the provinces and territories throughout the country under our obligations under the Canada Health Act. These agreements ensure that residents obtain medically necessary physician and hospital services when they are temporarily outside of the Northwest Territories without having to pay up front. This is true everywhere, with the exception of Quebec...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. With me today on my right is Debbie DeLancey, who is the deputy minister of Health and Social Services. On my left is Thomas Druyan, who is the legislative counsel. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here to discuss Bill 47, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act.

Bill 47 is the result of four years of work by the department and would not have been possible without the interest and dedication to the Child and Family Services Act demonstrated by the people of the Northwest Territories as well as Members of the Standing Committee on Social Programs from both the 16th and 17th Legislative Assemblies.

The primary purpose of the Child and Family Services Act is to protect children and youth from harm, and the amendments proposed in this bill...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the Members’ comments and suggestions. I know that they’ve worked hard on this and I know a couple of the Members were around in the 16th Assembly when that review was done. So they’ve been involved in this, as I have, for an extended period of time.

I do agree with Member Bisaro that working together, the work we’ve done to find a way to make this bill a better bill than when we brought it forward for first and second reading has been rewarding, and I really appreciate the amount of effort and time put in by committee.

The committee and Members have talked...

Yes, I would, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following three documents, entitled “Northwest Territories Community Wellness Initiatives Annual Report for 2013-2014,” “NWT Health and Social Services Performance Measurement Framework” and “Public Performance Measures Report for 2015 NWT Health and Social Services System.” Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is one of the aspects of consensus government that I really like. The department went out and did a bunch of work and did consultations around the Northwest Territories on how to improve the health and social services system with a focus on the client, and we drafted a bill based on all that consultation. Then the Members got a hold of the bill and they went back out and they did some consultation and they offered amendments and motions that actually, I believe, truly have made this a stronger and better bill. For instance, the Members have talked about the need to...

I do, Mr. Chair.