Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Beaulieu. I`m sorry, did you want me to give it to the deputy? Okay, Ms. Desjardins. Sorry.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Is committee agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Next I have Ms. Bisaro.

We will proceed with that after a brief break.

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Thank you, Ms. Beard. Mr. Bromley.

I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee today? Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Mr. Bromley.

The Minister indicated that the support and supervision and administration for the Midwifery Program across the Northwest Territories would be operated out of Yellowknife.

I’d like to ask the Minister what is the rationalization for having that located in Yellowknife and why could that not also be located in a regional centre where there are already midwifery services which that administrative position would be overseeing. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Desjardins. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My colleague Mr. Bouchard has already spoken about the Arctic Winter Games bid for the South Slave and has done a very good job in describing that, but I thought I would add my voice to that again here in the House today.

Hay River and Fort Smith are in competition for a bid to bring the 2018 Arctic Winter Games to the Northwest Territories South Slave region. One of the hardest working volunteers, Greg Rowe, is the chair of the bid committee, along with a number of Hay River residents who put their heart and soul into impressing the Arctic Winter Games Committee who...