I agree with everything the Member has just said with respect to the provision of services and how consistency is certainly the more preferred approach. We continue to have challenges hiring health professionals in the Northwest Territories, especially in some of the smaller communities. We are doing better in some areas than others, but we are still having challenges. This is true for mental health and addictions counsellors as well as community health nurses. I don’t have the exact status of Fort Liard, but I’d be happy to get that for the Member and share that with the Member.

As we move forward with the strategic plan, I’m looking forward to coming to committee and having discussions and stealing your good ideas on how we can improve the recruitment and retention of health care professionals. Obviously, I’d love to have more conversation about what we can do in the communities to encourage our youth to pursue things like nursing and other health related professions.