Rocky Simpson

In favour.

Clauses 6 to 10, does the committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We will continue with the departmental summary for Health and Social Services on page 169.

Health and Social Service, operations expenditures, total department, 20222023 Main Estimates, $594,777,000. Does committee agree?

Clause 3, does the committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister confirm if medical travel costs would be available to residents who travel with or without a referral to Yellowknife or a southern community to seek appointments not available in their home community due to staff shortages? Thank you.

Thank you. Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. I will call the clauses in groups. Does committee agree?

Can you just repeat that?

Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Please turn to page 1 of the bill.

Clause 1, does the committee agree?.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister confirm that while waiting on tabling the report, if her department has been considering implementing alternative recruitment methods or providing various incentives to encourage healthcare professionals to move North as it appears that we know that the current system just hasn't been working? Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. I will now turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that reviewed the bill, for any opening comment on Bill 39. Ms. Cleveland.