Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe this is your first day in the chair, and I would like to congratulate you in being elected to that. You will be missed down here. Mr. Speaker, my question to the Honourable Member, Mr. Roland, is, and I would like to congratulate the Minister at certainly listening well to what Members of this House have been saying for quite a few months and what the public of the Northwest Territories have been saying in regard to health in their communities and indeed, as I said, the Minister has identified those things within his statement today. He was talking about some of the cost-drivers, and the first one, which I believe everyone agrees, is there is a shortage of nurses. I am wondering, we do not have the budget figure that the Minister is proposing on the forum. But was there any consideration given to using funds that will be spent on the Minister's forum to alleviating the problems that are already identified in most communities in the Northwest Territories, a shortage of medical staff? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Seamus Henry on Question 144-13(7): Minister's Forum On Health And Social Services
In the Legislative Assembly on April 28th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 144-13(7): Minister's Forum On Health And Social Services
Question 144-13(7): Minister's Forum On Health And Social Services
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 27th, 1999
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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