Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess where I'm getting caught up is that a needs assessment is one thing; a planning study for a specific 24-bed long-term care facility is a big step forward from an initial needs assessment. And so what I would rather see is a budget item come forward for this is -- we're going to do a needs assessment this year, and it's going to include that data that we plan to get next year, but when we're asked for the next capital year to allocate $2 million to a planning study, that seems much bigger than a needs assessment, and it doesn't seem wise to package together the initial needs assessment with the planning study for the thing we've already decided we need. Is there any way to separate those two and budget this coming year for a needs assessment and not the planning study for the 24-bed facilities in Fort Simpson and Fort Smith? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Shauna Morgan on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 29th, 2024. See this statement in context.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 29th, 2024
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