Yes, thank you very much, Madam Chair. And I appreciate that.

My next question is in regards to -- and it kind of -- I feel like this is the best place for this would fit. But one of the things that I've been running into with multiple constituents is a desire to enter into the healthcare field to be part of the solution helping the GNWT fill roles. And one of the things that constituents are finding is that if they're already a GNWT employee that doesn't work with health and social services, if their education desires don't fill their current mandate of their division, they're having a hard time sometimes accessing financial supports for that. And so I'm wondering if the Department of Health has looked at kind of either an all-of-government approach or either a departmental approach of helping staff pursue careers in the healthcare field. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for the question. We do have a Health human resources workforce plan coming forward next month, and it'll offer a number of ways to support people in their interest to get into health professions as well as providing bursaries for people who want to get into the health profession. How those are going to work with existing NWT programs, I'll ask the deputy minister if he has anything to add. Thank you.

Thank you. Deputy minister Cooper.

Thank you. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. No, I think that a lot of people are really looking forward to this strategy and are quite excited about it.

Can the Minister speak to how the Health human resources HR plan will work in conjunction with the Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework that the government also released? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you. I'd like to ask the deputy minister to answer this question, please.

Thank you. Deputy minister Cooper.

Thank you. Are there any further questions under administrative and support services? Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just looking at the adult support services and in there, it includes day shelters. So I suspect that it means that the -- like, a day shelter that's funded in Hay River. I know that there was a -- you know, there -- $75,000 -- or seven -- yeah, $75,000 in the budget, but the cost to operate that shelter was quite a bit more. Is the department looking at covering that additional cost? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, it would help me if the Member could tell me which page he's looking at.

Member for Hay River South, can you clarify?

181.

That's a different section. We're gone backwards. We were in administrative and support services. So we're before COVID Secretariat. You're good? Okay.

Administrative and support services, any other questions? All right. Health and Social Services, administrative and support services, operations expenditure summary, 2022-2023 Main Estimates, $54,848,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. So skip COVID Secretariat again and then go to page 180, Health and Social Services, health and social programs, activity -- sorry, and information items on 82 and 83. I'll go back to Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, again, it's to do with the day shelters. I know that, you know, we had a budget for them, and some of the -- well, at least the one shelter I know cost more to operate than what -- than what the department's providing. I just want to know if that additional cost would be looked after by the department? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you. Member for Hay River South.