Sandy Lee

I think I will ask the director of finance to explain that. Thank you.

Will do.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The increase is the southern placement of children contract for $1.3 million and $2.91 million for residential...$2.091 million for residential southern placement for adults. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is a huge list. It would take us weeks to get that. I am wondering if, because there are many, many NGOs, non-government organizations, whether it is social services, seniors, humanitarian, environmental, sports. So I am wondering if he could be more specific about exactly what he would like us to get. Thank you.

Yes, please. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I was going to ask if the Member could give me more information about exactly what she is looking for because it is still not clear to me exactly, maybe she could help me with more detail. Thank you.

Thank you. Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The clinic is slated to open on April 1st, provided that everything is going well. I think they are. I haven’t heard any other issues. The other clinics are expiring within two to six months after the new clinic opens. It was designed that way and it was planned that way. Thank you.

The Member is correct that there has been that decrease for home and community care and that is because that money was coming from THAF funding and now it is being reduced. What I need to say once again, and it is really important and we are very committed to that, and I am committed to that, and that is what has been occupying my mind for a long time, which is home care and community care and front-line services is what is really important, especially as our senior population increases. We want to be able to support seniors to live an independent life and in order to do that we need to...

I think it’s important to note that our health care professionals, none of them are working alone. They are connected to our entire NWT health care system. A nurse or a health care community health rep or any of the staff in our remote communities are our front-line response, but they are connected to the doctors and specialists in the regional hospitals like Inuvik, then to Stanton and, if needed, to southern facilities. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the Member’s questions and it is important. We are working on making sure that our staff gets what they need to provide the services they need...