Kieron Testart

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the reason I ask that is we're here they're only used for obstetrics, they're only used for these, like, hard to find units, we don't want them to shut down. But the concern is that we're going to lose health centres in small communities. So is the Minister aware of any circumstances right now where a small community health centre is going to be staffed with agency nurses?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have in that question the Minister responded to, I have the dollar amount spent but not the actual individuals. So can the to be clear, how many times have individual agency nurses been brought in to Northwest Territories health care facilities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. And I appreciate that we will I mean, it's legislation, it's going to be proposed, we will see it. I just was curious about what is being contemplated because it's not clear in the list of legislative proposals that are currently out.

Well, yeah no, I think I'm good. Thank you. This has been again, I think this is this is good detail in here. There's good programming and support for the men's healing program. I'm glad to see the funding increased and continued to maintain that level. It was something that we looked at very closely in the 18th Assembly, and I'm glad to see it...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, I'm not talking about every case, certainly not every all 50,000 people we move. We're talking about a narrow set of circumstances. When people are in critical care conditions, when they are incapacitated or sedated, they're not able to make decisions for themselves, they may be at end of life, can the Minister agree to review the policy around those individuals who require nonmedical escorts to be their advocates when they're in that situation; can she commit to that? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I did want to speak to this because it is perhaps a new practice well, it is a new practice. So this is the first time the business plan's been tabled, and given the importance as kind of a guiding document for this Assembly, I think there is a need to do a more thorough review of the context of them.

My comments earlier today were more about the actual principle of the document and the technique around it rather than the contents. So I for one would like to do a more indepth dive into what the government is committing to over the next four years, and I don't...

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the contractor undertake public engagements in every affected community or every community that was evacuated during the 2023 wildfires? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my preference, of course, is a public inquiry. I still think it's the way to go. I appreciate we are joining the Premier in this process for now. How long until we get this final report and we can see what the contractor learns from the emergencies last year? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday my honourable friend opposite, the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, spoke to the need to go for residents of the Northwest Territories to follow trusted sources when emergencies occur. And I think that is one thing we need to be very mindful of, is trust in government. When I talk to constituents, friends, and family, many of them tell me if there is another state of emergency, they will be reluctant to follow orders to evacuate. And I think that comes to the fundamental issue here. If citizens do not trust in their government to take...