Thank you. Minister.

Well I guess, Madam Chair, it is a concern to the advisory council in Fort Smith that they don't get financial monthly reports on exactly where the health centre stands. I mean, if I sat on any board or any kind of -- even if it was advisory or whatever, I would be very concerned if I did not get monthly financial statements when they have their meetings. And I think that should be -- should be -- I'd really appreciate if the department would look and make sure that the people that are sitting around the table have access to these kind -- this kind of information. They're not going to be sharing it with the whole community because most of their board meetings are in-camera because of the delicate situations that they're discussing. And so I'm just wondering if that's possible. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Member for Thebacha.

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, there are three health and social services authorities in the NWT. There is the NT Health and Social Services authority, the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority, and the Tlicho Community Services Agency. Each of those entities has its own administration, its own budgeting function, its own finance. And so I believe that the Regional Wellness Council, which exists in each of the regions, would have information specific to the region that they could obtain through their local -- their local management. But this is not something that is in this budget.

What you see on page 212 is the block funding that is transferred to each of the health authorities that they use to pay for their expenses. And that's all their expenses. Social services, primary care, doctors, utilities, everything would be in -- would be part of their budget. So it's not in here because it is not part of the department's function. It's up to the health and social services authority. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

I don't know how else to put it, but the thing that I'm trying to get is, you know, with the NWT board now having the full authority and the advisory boards that -- there's only a couple authorities -- three authorities the left in the Northwest Territories. Two in Yellowknife, I think it is, and one in Hay River. And maybe -- I don't know if Inuvik has an authority. But the rest are all advisory and they all belong to this NWT board. And since that happened, I'm told by the members of the advisory board in Fort Smith that they don't get monthly financial statements exactly where they stand. So I'm just wondering if the Minister could please be clear on how even an advisory board could ask for different financial statements on a monthly basis at their regular meetings if they're not entitled to know what's going on in those health centres? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Member for Thebacha.

Yes, thank you. We don't have that information in this budget. It's a budget for the department, not a budget for the authority.

Thank you. Minister.

Well, that is kind of not very clear. For clarity, I would like to know how much money is allocated to the Fort Smith Health Centre, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Thebacha.

Yes, thank you. This budget is the budget for the Department of Health and Social Services. It's not the budget for NTHSSA. They develop their own budget and report it in their annual report. So we don't have line items in here that are specific to a region such as Fort Smith. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

So maybe I should go to page 198 then regarding, Madam Chair, community clinics and health centres. The locations -- like, I'd like to know how much is allocated to the Fort Smith Health Centre? Thank you, Madam Chair.