Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize Mark Bogan of the Great Slave riding. He’s an advocate for fathers’ rights.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the Minister for coming in today and his staff as well. I will be brief.

Basically, I’m glad that the review has been conducted into the capital process. I’m optimistic that it’s going to be a better way to move forward in the future. I think doing the capital now as opposed to later, after Christmas, tends to make a significant amount of sense. It will give us an opportunity to get ahead a little bit this time.

I’d just like to thank you guys for doing the work and coming forward with this plan. I think it’s a good plan. I am cautious though...

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister Miltenberger.

That’s good to hear. I guess my second question is: has that information been shared with the pharmacists? I was talking to a couple of different pharmacists today who indicated that they are unaware of any changes and have seen no improvement in the process so far. It’s great that the process is in place, but has it been shared with pharmacists?

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I look forward to the briefing. If we can get some idea of when that briefing would be, that would be great.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Aumond.

I thank the Minister for that information. The $210 million sounds a little excessive — almost enough to build a new hospital — so I’m kind of glad we’re not going forward with that.

At the same time, Stanton is facing challenges, both physical and practical. To remove Stanton from the capital plan now seems a little short sighted. We need to move forward with Stanton. We need to move forward pretty quickly in order to ensure that we have the best facility. That will lead to things like good morale and whatnot in the facility itself. If not here, when can we expect it?

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Next on my list is Mr. Bromley.