Tom Beaulieu

Thank you, Madam Chair. We haven’t done that yet. We set up accountability steering committees with the authorities to develop this.

I am again prepared to have that within that direction to Health and Social Services to ensure that they engage the RCMP, so that any of these recommendations or solutions that come out do involve the RCMP or have the RCMP’s blessing.

I don’t know what the savings are on the bulk purchase of that particular drug to the Northwest Territories. I know there is a plan to add more drugs onto this bulk purchase across the province. I think it’s being led by maybe, I believe, British Columbia that has the lead role, but I wasn’t aware that it was only the western p provinces. I can get that information on that specific project and let the Member know.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, our response was the replacement and additional beds to the Jimmy Erasmus Long-Term Care Facility in Behchoko and the Norman Wells 18-bed long-term care facility also. Thank you.

I commit not to put Yellowknife at the bottom of the pile. I would have the department take the wellness plans in the order that interest is shown.

The experience for the patients seem to be very positive in Fort Smith, Hay River, Yellowknife as indicated, and anywhere, even in the smaller health centres, where we’re using nurse practitioners, it has gone very well.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Our intention is to start discussions with YK Health and Social Services Authority, for them to work with the organization that is currently the shelter, the John Howard Society, and to bring those issues to the forefront and that they’re to discuss those issues. Direction will be given to YK Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we are part of the rest of the provinces in any sort of bulk purchase of pharmaceuticals that is negotiated.

Yes, we can make that available to Social Programs for evaluation.

We are starting with the organizations that I just spoke of, the Tlicho, the Inuvialuit and YK Dene. We’ve also met with the NWT Association of Communities at the last meeting in Norman Wells and advised all the communities that we were doing this. What we’re hoping is the communities will work with our coordinator, well known to all in the Association of Communities as she worked for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs for many years and had a major role within that association. I’m hoping that we get some uptake from the communities, but for now we’re starting with those three...