Jane Groenewegen

I will call Committee of the Whole back to order. I would like to ask Minister Beaulieu if he would like to bring witnesses into the Chamber. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Ms. Beard.

Again I have to ask the question, if all of those services are already available in the territorial capital, the support of other physicians, the ability for emergency surgery, if those are already services available here in Yellowknife to women who are giving birth, does it not make sense and can there be, please, a rationalization for why the focus for midwifery as well needs to be in Yellowknife? Why could that not be outside of Yellowknife, the oversight for that program, where there are no options but to come to the capital?

You’ve already got it all concentrated here in the capital. I...

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Ms. Desjardins. Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to follow up on Mr. Bromley’s questions about midwifery. There are communities in the Northwest Territories outside Yellowknife that have had no birthing options for parents. As a result of that, people have to leave their community at their own expense, or distance themselves from their spouse, from perhaps their other children to depart the communities, the regional centres at least three weeks in advance of having a child.

The midwifery services in Hay River, which now the chief positions are staffed which is wonderful news for Hay River because other...

Thank you. Deputy Minister Desjardins.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Anything further, Mr. Blake?