Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can't make that commitment for the time that I have left in my term. But I will say that there have been some favourable changes since this issue was last discussed. So the projected cost of bringing Hay River Health and social services into the public service when it was last calculated in 2015 was $20 million and that was based on the functional costs of amalgamation but also on the pension liability. My understanding is that the pension is now in a much more positive position. So it's likely that that number has gone down. But as I said, I think the next government in making this decision will need not just a rough idea but an exact idea of how much it would cost to bring the health authority in. In the meantime, there's no loss of service, including recruitment of doctors to Hay River Health and Social Services Authority. Functionally, we are one health care system but formally we are separate. Thank you.
Julie Green on Question 1591-19(2): Amalgamating Hay River Health and Social Services Authority into Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority
In the Legislative Assembly on September 29th, 2023. See this statement in context.
Question 1591-19(2): Amalgamating Hay River Health and Social Services Authority into Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority
Oral Questions
September 29th, 2023
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