Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue of the wait times discussions that went on between the federal government, provinces and territories was one where the three northern territories were very concerned with how that was moving and what impact that may have on us, because a lot of our critical care needs are done in southern jurisdictions. If they decided to change how they dealt with us, it could have an impact on the overall health care delivery. So we looked at the issues where we felt had our greatest pressures and worked with federal Health in that area. Yes, the Member is correct; federal Health looked at it and agreed with the three territories on the unique challenges we face and agreed that we could have a different look and viewpoint on how we are going to move forward on this. We chose the primary health care area. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 42-15(6): Health Procedure Wait Times
In the Legislative Assembly on May 9th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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