Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a short comment and a number of questions of the Minister. I will start at the end of the Minister's statement where he talked about where we continue to have an excellent health and social services system in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Chairman, I would be inclined to agree with the Minister, at least from my own experience. That is not to say that there are not problems that we can work on, and I think the Minister and the officials have recognized that with some of the initiatives that are being taken. I have not had a lot of personal contact but I have talked to some of the clinic operators in Yellowknife and they are very concerned with the shortage of doctors and their ability to attract doctors to the city and I believe that it is fair to say that there is a shortage at the present time. It is certainly not critical but there is a shortage and we have an excellent facility in the capital city which serves all of the Northwest Territories. I am a little concerned that if there is difficulty in attracting medical professionals to the north, that all of the territories will suffer by not having that expertise here. My first question to the Minister is could he tell me about any assistance or plans that the department has in place to assist clinics or hospital to attract medical staff to the north? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Seamus Henry on Committee Motion: 23-13(7): Cooperation Between Social Envelope Department (h&ss)
In the Legislative Assembly on April 28th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion: 23-13(7): Cooperation Between Social Envelope Department (h&ss)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
April 27th, 1999
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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