Shauna Morgan

Thank you, Madam Chair. That is good to hear. It's good to confirm.

We've heard that part of the business plans and priorities in this area is reviewing medical travel. First, is that part of the work under this area, administrative and support services, or should I leave questions about the medical travel review until we're actually looking at line items, say, within the health authority around medical travel? Can I just confirm that I can ask questions about the review process with this page that we're reviewing now?

Okay, thank you for that clarification. My next question is a bit broad. But I'm wondering if the work of the public administrator to review, you know, health care, you know, funding, and to try to figure out how we can right fund the health system, does that include examination of HSS work? I know that the public administrator has a mandate to oversee the health authority, the NTHSSA, but can they also look at -- obviously the health authority interacts with the department. And is there any authority there to make recommendations to the department on what could be done differently or more...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And it's my understanding that -- well, that -- I mean, the remediation work is done and the GNWT, in fact, had to pay for all of the renovations to get the building ready so I'm not sure what they're continuing to offer. But is the department investigating the potential and the possible risks and benefits of breaking that 30-year lease agreement with Ventura for the Legacy Hospital Building? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will continue having questions for the Minister of Infrastructure following up to my last set.

So given that the whole point of leasing the Legacy Hospital Building to Ventura was to transfer risk to Ventura, has the government been able to recover any of the costs related to the plumbing problems that were encountered just as the building was supposed to open last year? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the Minister's claiming this is a case just like any other commercial lease. Does the GNWT hold any other commercial leases where we actually own the building and we've leased it to someone and then subleased it back from them? Is there any other cases of any other building or any other commercial lease that works that way in the territory? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Madam Chair. With the remaining time I have in this segment, I also just wanted to ask about -- I think there was a commitment in -- I'm not even sure which document it comes from now. But due to the closures of NWT residential treatment centres for children and youth, there were plans to pilot land-based healing youth programs to try to fill some of those gaps and there was an intention, anyway, in December 2023 to pilot a cultural wellness camp for youth with complex needs. So -- and this sort of bleeds partly into community mental wellness and addictions recovery too I think. But...

Mr. Speaker, I want to speak today about the Stanton P3 project, the biggest infrastructure project the GNWT has ever undertaken, now estimated to cost at least $1.2 billion.

I'm not here to just wag my finger. I want to focus on the value of government publicly admitted its mistakes, which we are often so afraid to do. If this government wants us to take seriously its ambitions to build three new multi- billion-dollar megaprojects, including highways and the Taltson expansion, it needs to address head on what went wrong with the Stanton P3. It's so obviously absurd that we are now subleasing...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm curious to know whether there's consideration within this new approach. I know that there's a much more emphasis on family preservation which is, of course, necessary and long overdue. But my understanding is that family preservation workers are sort of part and parcel working within the same office as case workers or those who might be involved in, say, child apprehensions, that kind of thing, and so this might create some fear or barriers in families trying to seek those supports, family preservation, knowing that it's all sort of one office.

As part of this...

Thank you. And just quickly following up on that, does the Minister happen to know or is it published, the turnover rates amongst CFS staff? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Okay, thank you. I will postpone those questions until we're looking at supplementary health benefits. Thank you, Madam Chair.