Thank you, Mr. Chair. To the Member's point, with respect to the human resource unit, he is both right and wrong in his view. He's right, not all the services being offered by that unit are available to Hay River because of the fact that they're outside the public service, but they are gaining some benefits. We're looking at right now doing a transition from the human resource unit that's in the department, recognizing that it's really a front-line provider that is providing support to the authority. We're transitioning them into the authority. Once they become part of the authority, they'll certainly benefit all front-line providers, including Hay River, as far as some of the work they do.
Hay River already benefits by the work that division has done in the area of physician recruitment, because physician recruitment is already done on a territorial level. There have been benefits, but the Member is correct. They haven't been able to get full benefit of that unit because Hay River is outside the public service.
I've heard exactly the same things as Members here. I know many health providers in this territory. I know many health providers in Yellowknife. I've had health providers who currently live in Yellowknife who maybe once upon a time, not maybe, who once upon a time lived in Hay River, so they'd love to go back to Hay River, but they're not prepared to go back there as long as it's a different pension and they're outside the public service.
I'm with you. We have a mandate item that says we need to get this done. I'm trying to get it done. It's going to be a significant amount of work. We are going to make some tough decisions, because it will likely come with a significant cost. We need to continue to work on this. I'm working to find a way to make this happen. Thank you, Mr. Chair.