Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Ms. Lee. I didn’t hear any questions there. Would the Minister like to respond? Minister Roland.

Well, that is -- Thank you, Mr. Speaker -- a bit curious, because there are conferences, there are professional development workshops and things that are available, but apparently there is no funding under the health and social services authority in Hay River to allow our nurse practitioners to access things like that. There's no money for travel, accommodation, any tuitions or fees for workshops, there's no money for resources, books that they may need in order to enhance their practice in Hay River. So I'd like to ask the Minister, is he aware of any specific contribution to the budget of...

Thank you. Is the Minister prepared to share that correspondence with Members? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to talk about the value of nurse practitioners in the delivery of health care in the North.

Availability of training for nurse practitioners in the North is still a relatively new undertaking. Although nurse practitioners have been present for several years in the North, their work in the larger communities is still in the pioneer phase. The primary health care model sees them as a vital part of clinics, hospital emergency wards and outpatient departments. Hay River has the good fortune of having two nurse practitioners operating in our...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would have to tell you, I certainly have some questions still linger in my mind with respect to the integrity and the quality of the information that we get when we stand here and ask questions like this in the House. I understand that the incident report you are talking about does not go to why the deputy didn’t inform the Minister and things like that. But it does go to the issue of the breach. To me, again, why wouldn’t the Minister of HR be aware of a report that would speak to that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe that the Minister said that that had not been shared with the Minister of Human Resources. He had not received a copy of that report. I would like to ask if that’s true, am I correct in that? Also, what’s the date of that particular report dealing with that efficiency? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is defeated.

---Defeated