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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday in this session there was some talk about the extended health benefits and the Minister indicated that she was going to be bringing back their direction on that. I look forward to that, but there were also questions on how the department plans to provide support for what we once categorized as low-income families who didn’t receive insurance or any support for health benefits from their employer. Now I understand fully that that is gone. That policy was rescinded, but there are still employees out there who do not have health benefits or whatnot from their...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Next on my list is Mr. Bromley.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will tell the Minister where I am going and then I will ask a question. Mr. Speaker, the department has money for and runs a program called Community Health Nurse Development Program which is designed to help northern nurse graduates transition from school into community health centres. We have used it in the past. In fact, I know that we have placed at least three northern nurse graduates into community health centres in the Northwest Territories in the last five to seven years, but I haven’t seen it working lately. I haven’t seen northern nurse graduates entering...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Thank you, Ms. Meade. Mr. Beaulieu.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Mr. Speaker, I know that HR delivers the programs on behalf of Health and Social Services, who actually administers or actually holds the budget for health recruitment and retention. My question was pretty specific. I want to know what the Department of Health is doing, even if they are doing it through the Department of HR, but what is the Department of Health and Social Services doing to facilitate the placement of northern nurse graduates into community health centres throughout the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. Lee.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 7 on orders of the day.

---Unanimous consent granted

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 36)

Mr. Yakeleya. Ms. Lee.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 35)

Thank you, Ms. Lee. I’d like to welcome the witnesses to the House. When we left last time we were on page 8-21 in the Department of Health and Social Services. So we’ll return to page 8-21. Is committee agreed?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 35)

Thank you, Mr. Bromley, Minister Lee.