Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, in a perfect world we would have 30 Indigenous students in the nursing program, or 30 Indigenous and northern students in the nursing program at Aurora College. So the budget ideally would allow us to max out the 30. So the budget really, in theory, is already there. So all I'm asking for is that we ensure that the Aurora College nursing program bursaries are fully subscribed every year to ensure that we have the biggest capacity of nurses, because as soon as we can say hey, we'll educate you in exchange for service, we have a guaranteed eight years of residency of these students. And if someone stays here for eight years, I find most often they'll stay here for a decade, or maybe two or three. That's fabulous. They meet somebody. They have families. They have friends. They make the North their home. So I'm wondering if the Minister will commit to please expanding the bursary program to students who are not northern or Indigenous students to fully subscribe the program? Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Question 1271-19(2): Nursing Bursaries
In the Legislative Assembly on October 31st, 2022. See this statement in context.
Question 1271-19(2): Nursing Bursaries
Oral Questions
October 31st, 2022
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