Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act, be received by the Assembly to be moved into Committee of the Whole for further consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. The motion is in order and is nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions?

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The report on Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act, will be moved into Committee of the Whole. Thank you. Reports of standing and special committees. Item 14, tabling of documents. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further to my Return to Written Question 22-19(2), I wish to table the following two documents: " Summary of GNWT Response to Dominion Diamond Mines Creditor Protection Process and Ekati Diamond Mine Sale;" and "Outstanding Payments Dominion Diamond Group of Companies/Arctic Canadian Diamond Company as of February 3, 2021."

As well, Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following three documents: "Executive Summary - Public Procurement Policies for the Government of the Northwest Territories;" "Discussion Paper for the Review of Public Procurement Policies for the Government of the Northwest Territories;" and "Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 494-19(2): Economic Recovery." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Tabling of documents. Member for Frame Lake.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to table the following letter from the Midwives Association of the Northwest Territories, dated February 24, 2021, to the Minister of Health and Social Services regarding increased funding for midwifery services in the 2021-2022 budget. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Member for Thebacha. Notices of motion. Item 16, motions. Item 17, notions of motion for the first reading of bills. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act; Committee Report 8-19(2), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on Motion 5-19(2), Referral of Point of Privilege Raised by Member for Monfwi on March 10, 2020; Committee Report 9-19(2), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2019 Territorial General Election; Minister's Statement 77-19(2), National Housing Co‐Investment Fund; Tabled Document 165-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 1-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT; Tabled Document 166-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 2-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT; Tabled Document 167-19(2), Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 3-19(2), Report on Long-Term Post-Pandemic Recovery - Recommendations to the GNWT; and Tabled Document 286-19(2), Main Estimates 2021-2022, with the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes in the chair.

I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Norn.

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. Committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 286-19(2), Main Estimates 2021-2022, Department of Health and Social Services, and then the Department of Infrastructure. Marsi cho.

Thank you. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We will take a recess and resume with the first item.

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Committee, we are continuing on with the Department of Health and Social Services. Sergeant-at-Arms, could you get the witnesses in, please? I just about forgot. Thank you. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses for the record?

Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair: Mr. Bruce Cooper, the deputy minister of Health and Social Services, and Ms. Jeannie Mathison, the director of finance. Thank you.

Thank you and welcome. All right, committee. We will begin where we left off, with the Department of Health and Social Services, out of territory services on page 188. Are there any questions? Member for Deh Cho.

Mahsi, Madam Chair. I am looking at page 189, addictions treatment facilities. The 2019-2020 actuals were $2,482,000, and moving on from there, they are flat-lined at $2,096,000. I am wondering if there was anybody sent out during the 2020-2021 fiscal year and if that is the correct number. Mahsi.

Thank you, Member for Deh Cho. Minister.

Yes. Thank you. COVID did have an impact on the number of people who sought facility-based treatment in the South. The number, if I recall correctly, is down by about two-thirds. These are, of course, estimates. The actuals may be different. The spending actually varies according to the demand, and we know that there was less demand this year because of COVID. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Deh Cho.

Okay. All of my other questions are not budget-related, so I have no further questions on that. Mahsi.

Thank you, Member for Deh Cho. Do I have any further questions on out of territory services on page 189? Seeing no further questions, please turn to page 189. Out of territory services, operations expenditure summary, 2021-2022 Main Estimates, $77,888,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. We will move now to supplementary health benefits, beginning on page 191, with information items on page 192. Questions?