Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, for this current fiscal year that we are still in, there will be four new telehealth sites up and running; Holman, Deline, Hay River and Fort Simpson, which will bring the total to seven plus. For the reasons we discussed with the committee, in terms of the capital planning process, telehealth did not make the cut.

This coming year, we have the enhancements for the current services, which is to look at the equipment and services that are there for current programs. The following year, we plan to address once again the increased and continued expansion of the telehealth sites.

I share the Member's commitment that this is a very valuable way to do business and to deliver service and we have to possibly do more to address it more effectively than how we are making the case with the rest of government that this is definitely a service of benefit.