Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I recognize my colleagues today for using their first languages and their second languages. I only know English, so I’ll be doing my statement in English. Thank you. It’s my first and only language.

I have a constituent. She’s confined to a wheelchair. She has MS. She has to attend at the Hay River Hospital from time to time for medical treatment. In the common areas of our hospital we do not have a washroom facility that is set up for a person in a wheelchair.

I have been talking about this for a long time, and about six months ago I made arrangements for my constituent...

I’m sure the Minister is keenly aware of the fact that we’re very interested in having resident physicians in Hay River, so these numbers and statistics are very much of interest to the Members who represent Hay River and to the people of Hay River.

I’d like to ask, of the 11 medical students that are in southern Canada studying now that have taken the bursary and will come back for return of service, is there anything else in the plans or in the works at this time that would further enhance the incentive to return to the North or support these medical students in their studies. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. For the record, Mr. Miltenberger, could you just put on the record that you’re going to refer the question to the Minister and then we’ll start another sequence of questions? Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.

What is the wish of the committee with respect to taking a brief recess while a motion is prepared for Mr. Bromley? What is the wish of the committee? Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. I’d like to ask the Minister, does he know how many NWT students are currently studying in the field of medicine to become medical doctors in the south at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Minister Beaulieu.

So the Premier refers to NWT Days in the Chateau Laurier and the Winterlude and so on and so forth. Can I ask who’s going to Ottawa? Are we all going to Ottawa? Maybe I wasn’t aware of that.