Thank you, Madam Speaker. Last week, I talked about longer term impacts on this COVID-19 pandemic is doing to our small communities. Restrictions on social activities such as community feasts, sporting events, and extracurricular activities can negatively impact the mental health of our citizens. I want to say again that the Minister and the Chief Public Health Officer of the Department of Health and Social Services are doing good work keeping COVID-19 out of our communities. The restrictions are necessary, and they are doing their best to communicate this to the public, keeping fears to a minimum, but things could be much worse, Madam Speaker.

As the pandemic wears on, the government must do all it can to ease negative impact on our residents that I'm worried about, such as people on medical travel. Some of these folks have treatment for serious conditions, health conditions, such as cancer, that requires repeat trips to the south. Self-isolating was once an inconvenience, but now, I'm glad the government is making possible for travel to self-isolate to the four major hub communities. However, repeated self-isolation through no fault of their own can expressly be stressful. This is the situation many of the people on medical travel are facing. They are already dealing with the impact of serious illness on themselves and their families, and now, they have to add this to their burden.

On Tuesday, the Minister of Health and Social Services quoted the understanding that only travellers and essential workers can get immediate testing available to people who are going to a healthcare setting. Other people are not to receive these tests. I wonder if the Minister can consider immediate tests available to those requiring repeated medical travel so that they can be reunited with their families at the shortest amount of time. I also wonder if the Minister would consider prioritizing people with rapid testing when it becomes available to allow them to reduce a two-week self-isolation period. I urge this government to make special arrangements for the small group of residents who are already dealing with stressful and serious illnesses. I will have questions for the Minister of Health at the appropriate time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.