Julie Green

Mr. Speaker, thank you to the Minister for that answer. My next question is does the Minister agree that addressing attitudes towards family violence is the best way of preventing it?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am happy to hear a comprehensive system of evaluations is going to be developed that don’t only consider the financials but also the patient experience and hopefully the benefit of having everyone together. My last question in this section is when the Minister expects to announce the regional wellness council memberships. Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. It’s my pleasure to introduce my constituent Lorraine Sampson, who is a dear friend of mine and who recently retired from the GNWT as a family therapist. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. My next question has to do with the golive date for the system transformation. Can you confirm it’s still August 1st? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

----Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Chair. if I understand correctly that once this design and implementation phase finished at the end of this fiscal year, there won’t be any additional costs to the department for health system transformation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wanted to follow along with some more questions about the health system transformation. Could the Minister tell us what the cost of health system transformation is up until this point and for this fiscal year. I am not sure where to find that in the mains here. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. What I’m getting at is whether the western Arctic residents come here because it’s cheaper to come here than to go to Edmonton or whether the services here are advertised to them as superior than to other services and therefore they come here? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I noticed that both the hospital services for Nunavut and the specialist physicians for Nunavut totals have dropped from last year. I’m wondering if the Minister could talk about why that is. Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 I will move the following motion:

Now therefore, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that the Government of the Northwest Territories make a commitment to reducing the level of core need for all NWT housing by two per cent per year for four years so that we meet the national average; and further, that the government make investing in social housing a priority; and furthermore, that the government increase lobbying efforts to restore CMHC contributions for operations and maintenance, and that the...