Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, the Minister is correct. In some communities, the ambulance system is provided by health. In other communities, it's provided by the community government, so we are dealing with different needs in different communities. The budget that the Member is referring to is an application-based program which is a support program. It doesn't fully cover the costs. It's a program for training and small equipment needs that the department has had for a number of years, and the department is very close to coming back forward with a more fulsome conversation on ground ambulance and highway rescue. It has been also tied to the conversation about Ingraham Trail and what emergency services are provided outside community boundaries, the cost of those, and how to pull all of that together into a department-supported initiative more fully. We are hopeful to be back in front of you with a more detailed approach on how we're going to move forward with this in the near future. What's here in the budget is just the current grant program until we have that broader conversation about where we go more comprehensively with ground ambulance, highway rescue, and emergency services. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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