Tom Beaulieu

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to be 100 percent clear, what is not really $3 million but $2.4 million is a decrease in the medical travel is co-payments? Thank you.

[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This month is Deline language month. That is why I am going to make my statement in the Aboriginal language. Back in the old days, I am from Fort Resolution, people who lived around Fort Resolution, Little Buffalo River, Rocher River, the Slave River, Stony Point, people were living all over the place, and, when you are going from one camp to the other, everybody spoke Chippewan. Only Fort Resolution spoke English. Back in the days, when people were picked to go to school, we were living in Fort Resolution. I didn't speak English when I started school. I...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is the increase the number of people or enhancement to the benefit? On the Metis health benefits, the increase of $400,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm eligible for extended health benefits. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Of course, my, it's not even a concern, actually, it's a wish that the young ladies from Fort Resolution who are having babies in the future, that they would end up here. They end up here in a boarding home for three weeks prior to the birth of a child. They have to fly here. It is quite a ways off because they are part of, I guess, if there is such a thing as Yellowknife Health and Social Services at this point, but I know that Lutselk'e and Fort Resolution are both under Yellowknife. If we had midwifery services in Hay River, fully functional in taking care of Hay...

Yes, I am comfortable with that. I am also comfortable with just what the Minister is telling me here. I am pleased that it is that much money. I have always indicated that early childhood development spending has a return of 10:1, so $9 million could see a return of $90 million over a period of time on the early childhood or the children who we are spending that money on, so I am happy to hear that. I am satisfied with the response. I don't need anything in writing. If it is $9 million, then I would suggest that we spend a lot more than that. Considering the great returns that we have, I...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Out-of-territory physicians, are those locums? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have no further questions.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have a question on the commercial fishers. It indicates on there that it is to offset the high cost of freight or production costs. Is that for the whole of Great Slave Lake, or is that the whole territory? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee would like to consider Tabled Document 322-18(3), Main Estimates, 2019-2020, with the Department of Infrastructure and Industry, Tourism and Investment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.