Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to follow up on a question I asked yesterday. It doesn’t technically belong in this section. I think it does apply, because I am talking about the provision of physician and clinical services and so on. I asked yesterday about reciprocal billing and what we receive from Nunavut for the services that we
provide to people in Nunavut communities. I understood the answer, but Ms. Meade stated that the agreements and the contract in place are in place verbally and that they are finalizing the language. I am considering it a second time. I thought, oh, my. That is a little alarming that we have a verbal agreement. I am reading it again. I am pleased to hear that we are finalizing the contract, but my issue goes more to what is included in that contract. I wondered if I could get a bit more of an explanation.
When, for instance, we send Nunavut patients out to Edmonton for treatment, they use the services of Larga House, I believe, in Edmonton. They are assisted with their travel. They are assisted to get to their appointments and so on.
Another example is that we have a doctor in the ER generally who is on call and will take calls from nurses in Nunavut communities.
Another example is I gather that we send travelling clinics which go to Nunavut communities, the eye clinic for instance who is one and there are other ones as well who go into communities and do clinic work there.
Those are three examples of things which I don’t imagine are covered in our reciprocal billing. Are those sorts of things covered in this contract which is currently verbal and which language is being finalized into a firm contract? Are those sorts of things considered in this contract? Are they in there or are we getting repaid for those kinds of services which are kind of under the radar and somewhat minor but it all adds up in the end? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.