Thank you very much, Madam Chair. My first question is in regard to the respite fund under contributions. We have a lot of people in the Northwest Territories right now who are spending an unprecedented amount of time at home with people who require a lot of care, whether that's children with disabilities or adults with disabilities. Especially with people who are used to sharing the care of loved ones, now that everybody is at home, the need for respite care, I think, is probably greater than it was before, to be able to have that support in the home. Does the Department of Health and Social Services foresee an increase to the need of amount of money in the respite fund, and does Health and Social Services, given COVID, anticipate actually doing a lot more outreach in the community to see if people do need that care that they normally wouldn't have tapped into because maybe kids are at school or maybe they do have additional help or support in the home? Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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