Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Yeah, okay, thanks. I was furiously trying to scribble all of that down while the -- our colleague was rhyming off the numbers and so on. But is there a publicly-available document or plan? And look, I get that all of this is happening very quickly, but I think we may need to better communicate some of this not just amongst the MLAs but with the public. So is that something that's in preparation that the Minister is going to be able to share with the public sometime soon? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Yes, thank you for the question. Yes, it's important to let the public know in a holistic way what the plan is moving forward, and I expect to be able to share that information coincidentally with the end of the public health emergency so that people know what the best next steps are.

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Just checking my notes here. How are we going to deal with -- like, I see that there's quite a large number here for purchased services in the last financial year and much reduced. Is that for, like, PP and E, or what's that actually for, and how would that work getting carried forward when we're looking at trying to manage COVID as an endemic? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Yes, thank you. I think for this level of detail, I would appreciate it if you'd call on Mr. Neudorf. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Neudorf.

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Very quickly, I wasn't really quite -- kind of looking at the right line item. I meant to ask about fees and payments down from 12.7 million to 4.2. What's happening there? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you. What I see on this page is that most of this budget in the last -- in the fiscal year that's just ending had to do with isolation centres, which of course, we're not anticipating to need as much of. But there will still be some lease space that we will require. But once again, for the detail, I'll ask Mr. Neudorf through you to answer. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Neudorf.

Thank you. Any other Members have questions? Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Can the Minister just speak to any plans to how 8-1-1 will operate past April 1 and any efforts being made to make sure that the people at 8-1-1, although are not public health nurses, are giving the same and accurate advice in relation to public health? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Yes, thank you. We understand that 8-1-1 has generally been a useful service for the public to report the results of their tests and to get information about COVID generally. The hours and the staffing complement will be reduced. We anticipate a lower volume of calls to that number, but we do plan to continue offering that service and we're looking at the scope of services that might be -- or information that might be provided through that service. So that's the plan going forward, that it will still be available; it will be available on days during office hours, and it will provide a range of advice about COVID-related activities, issues.

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm happy to hear that. And I was hoping the Minister could speak to whether there are currently any plans or considerations to keeping 8-1-1 kind of as a brand and a product long term going forward. I think there's some natural fits there. Perhaps the health system navigator could be found through 8-1-1 or something similar to health link in Alberta, which, you know, is kind of a service to help people navigate the health system that everybody kind of knows that's a good place to start. Have those conversations been had? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.