Robert Bouchard

Thank you, committee. I will call committee back to order. We are on the Department of Transportation reviewing Tabled Document 188-17(5). We will go to the Minister. Do you have witnesses to bring into the House, Minister Beaulieu?

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Next on my list I have Mr. Blake.

Mr. Speaker, I’m just wondering why the disconnection. Obviously, we cover the medical expenses during that time if you’re out of the territory, but why wouldn’t we cover the medical costs in travel costs? We cover the medical costs in the hospital. If you went to the hospital, all your medical costs would be covered, and we cover that medical travel in the Northwest Territories. Why do we not extend that out to the other provinces? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, deputy minister. Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Health and Social Services in follow-up to my Member’s statement about medical travel while outside of the territory in Canada.

Can I get the Minister to describe what coverage people have when they’re travelling outside of the Northwest Territories? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to bring up a very important issue today. I‘d like the constituents of the Northwest Territories to know there’s a lack of coverage when you’re outside of the Northwest Territories travelling in Canada. I think most people feel when they travel to the U.S., they buy insurance, they cover health insurance. Most people are covered when they’re travelling outside of Canada, they take that precaution.

We have had constituents that have road accidents, have to get an ambulance, then maybe a medevac into Edmonton. Some of those scenarios are out there. That cost of...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 188-17(5), NWT Main Estimates 2015-2016, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Beaulieu.