Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in any one of our hospitals, not just in Stanton, but in any one of our hospitals, so Inuvik and Hay River, you know, the thing is they all have a manager, they all have someone that they have level of acuity. So any given day it's not the same every day. And so the beginning of every shift, you know -- and if we're going to get down into operations, the beginning of every shift there is a level of care that's needed for those patients. I mean, I can talk about this all day. I don't know if the Speaker will give it to me but what I can say is that, you know, these patients that -- the patients that we have and the conversation that we've been having is nursing assistants from the Member's statements yesterday. You know, there is a higher level of patients that need -- and we call ADLs, activities of daily living. So those are patients that high needs for their -- you know, they need help with -- assistance with eating and bathing and those types of things. Those patients are sitting in our medicine units and our acute care units and they -- you know, and so we need extra nursing assistance to do that, and that's what this money has been providing. And with the new funding, you know, there are positions there that are going to mitigate that. So if there's a concern that there's not going to be adequate staffing levels, like I said yesterdaywe will not compromise patient care. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Debates of Feb. 21st, 2024
This is page numbers 145 - 168 of the Hansard for the 20th Assembly, 1st Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was know.
Topics
Question 74-20(1): Healthcare Staffing
Oral Questions
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Oral questions, the time is up, Members. Oral questions.
Written questions. Member from Yellowknife Centre.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item number 7 on the orders of the day. Thank you.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
Member from Yellowknife Centre is requesting that we return to item number 7 on the agenda. Any nays? Written questions. Member from Yellowknife Centre.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to return to the orders of the day, item number 5. Thank you.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
Member is requesting us -- Member from Yellowknife Centre is requesting us to return to item number 5 on the orders of the day. Are there any nays? Seeing no nays. Member from Yellowknife Centre.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to return -- and thank you, colleagues, by the way -- to recognition of visitors in the gallery. A near and dear friend of mine, their son is a page today. And he wasn't in the gallery earlier when we did it, and I wanted to recognize him when he was here, Mr. Seth Gordon. Thank you very much for being a page in the Legislative Assembly.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
I thank all the pages for doing the great work. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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Richard Edjericon Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too want to recognize the former Dene National Chief Noleen Villebrun.
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery(reversion)
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Written questions. Return to written questions. Replies to Commissioner's address. Petitions. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Reports of standing and special committees. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Motion. Notice of motion for the first reading of bills. Minister of Justice.
Bill 2: Missing Person's Act
Notice Of Motion For The First Reading Of Bills
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, February 23rd, 2024, I will present Bill 2, Missing Person's Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 2: Missing Person's Act
Notice Of Motion For The First Reading Of Bills
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, Minister's Statement 4-20(1), Minister's Statement 5-20(1), Tabled Document 28-20(1), Tabled Document 29-20(1), with the Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh in the chair.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Richard Edjericon
Thank you. I now call the Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Rodgers.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Denny Rodgers Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Richard Edjericon
Thank you. Thank you, committee. We will proceed with the first item. Okay, thank you.
There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Okay, motion carried. I will now rise and report progress. Thank you.
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Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
May I have the report of the Committee of the Whole. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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Richard Edjericon Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Minister's Statement 4-20(1), Minister's Statement 5-20(1), Tabled Document 28-20(1), Tabled Document 29-20(1). And, Mr. Speaker, I move the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Mahsi.
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member. Do I have a seconder for the report of the Committee of the Whole? Member from Range Lake. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? Motion has been carried. And the report of the Committee of the Whole has been concurred with.
---Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. Reports of committee of Committee of the Whole -- oh, I guess that was just said. Sorry. Reports of the Committee of the Whole.
Third reading of bills. Orders of the day, Mr. Clerk.
Orders Of The Day
Orders Of The Day
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Clerk Of The House Mr. Glen Rutland
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
- Prayer
- Ministers' Statements
- Members' Statements
- Returns to Oral Questions
- Oral Question 62-20(1): Consultation with Members of the Legislative Assembly on Policies and Strategies
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Acknowledgements
- Oral Questions
- Written Questions
- Returns to Written Questions
- Replies to the Commissioner's Address
- Petitions
- Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
- Reports of Standing and Special Committees
- Tabling of Documents
- Notices of Motion
- Motions
- Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires
- Motion 16-20(1): Appointment of Deputy Chairpersons of Committee of the Whole
- Motion 17-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Tabled Document 27-20(1)
- Motion 18-20(1): Honours Advisory Council
- Motion 19-20(1): Appointment of Equal Pay Commissioner
- Notice of Motion for First Reading of Bills
- First Reading of Bills
- Bill 1: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act
- Second Reading of Bills
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Minister's Statement 4-20(1): 2023 Wildfire Season Review and Planning for the 2024 Season
- Minister's Statement 5-20(1): Emergency Management Preparation
- Tabled Document 28-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2023-2024
- Tabled Document 29-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Third Reading of Bills
- Orders of the Day
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Orders Of The Day
Orders Of The Day
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The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Members, just a reminder of the tea and bannock in the Great Hall at the rise of the House to celebrate our Indigenous language interpreters in Indigenous Language Month.
This House stands adjourned until Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. Thank you.
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The House adjourned at 4:29 p.m.