Thank you, Minister. Within the life of this sitting?

Okay. Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Madam Chair. That's good. I'm very, very curious to see this report. I think the public is, as well. Thanks, Madam Chair. That's all I have.

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Are there any further questions in the area of long term and continuing care services? Seeing none, let's turn to page 176, and I'm going to call the page. Long term and continuing care services, operations expenditure summary, 2020-2021 Main Estimates, $48,103,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Committee, we will now go to out-of-territory services, beginning on page 179. Are there questions on this area? Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I know that I've raised this issue in the House already, the residential care, so that is care for clients outside of the territory at $35 million. Can the Minister tell me how many clients does that include? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Sorry, if I could just take a minute to look it up here, was the question on the residential care line, the $35,435,000?

It is my understanding the question is on that line.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We have 119 adults, and we have under 50 children who have complex and difficult needs who we are providing that care to. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Further questions, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes?

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. For an average of 170 people, we have $35 million of a total cost. Where in the plans are we to try to repatriate some of these clients back to? I understand there are complex needs for some who can't return, but the ones who we possibly could bring back, repatriate, and to decrease some of our costs or maybe to spend some of those dollars in territory, paying for our own staff, creating jobs in the territory? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The department was planning a supportive living review so that we can look at all of our patients here in the Northwest Territories who we cannot provide care for and have a look at a review to determine how do we get some of our patients back. Patients do want to come back to the Northwest Territories, and sometimes we don't have either the facilities or any of the supports that can be provided here in the Northwest Territories. The supportive living review, I think that would be helpful to have so that we can have a picture of what it would look like. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Under this residential care cost, is there a cost to allow for family members to regularly visit these clients who are out of the territory? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am going to turn it to Ms. Mathison to provide an answer. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Director of Finance.

Thank you, Director of Finance. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to clarify, it's not under this budget. I guess I can ask that under the regional budget if it's not under here. Within the medical services, as well, I understand that this is the line item above. It hasn't changed. Are we just assuming that this is what we pay for hospital services outside of the territory and that, on average, there's no increase? In addition to that, we're limiting the amount of patients that are going out of the territory right now, for the last two months and possibly, who knows how long, with sending them out. Are we going to have a decrease in that? Have you talked about that within your department, with admissions outside of the territory? Thank you.