Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have already made the commitment. I am happy to live up to that commitment. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson, anything further?

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a follow-up: can the Minister indicate to us whether there has been any requirement to date for support services for Housing First for those who have been housed in the Housing First program? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I can't say. We have clients who are accessing services. Some of those clients may indeed be accessing Homes First and they may have had appropriate referral from home first to access those services, but I can't tell whether client X, Y, or Z was referred by Homes First, but if they are, they will receive the services that are available. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Nothing further. Thank you.

Thank you. Seeing no further questions or comments, I will call this activity. Health and Social Services, community social programs, operations expenditure summary, $27,522,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We will continue on to activities beginning on pages 175 to 177, diagnostic and therapeutic services. We will consider the activities as a whole. Please indicate which page you are commenting or questioning on. Do I have comments or questions? First on my list is Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In regard to diagnostic services on page 176, we see an increase in there. Can the Minister explain what the increase is, or why we have this increase on it? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair that is as a result of forced growth on different supplies that are needed to provide services in this area. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister for his answer. I guess my next question leads to diagnostic services. Where are these services based out of? Yellowknife? Or is it based out of all the regions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, it is across a number of the different regional offices as part of the NWT Health and Social Services Authority, as well as Hay River and the TCSA, whenever we happen to have a diagnostic services lab, imaging, those types of things. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister for that answer. Specifically to Nahendeh and the Deh Cho, are there these services available, or do they actually have to go out to either Hay River or Yellowknife? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Most of the samples and whatnot are actually going from the Deh Cho to Yellowknife. Some of them may have to be referred south depending on the nature of the sample taken and time that the sample is viable, if you will. For the most part, many samples can be taken in the Fort Simpson Health Centre or other health centres and shipped to Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Chair.