Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the NTHSSA has informed me and the Department of the increase in volume and acuity of patients in Stanton. The thought was that, you know, the -- after COVID, we would go back to pre-COVID in-patient, but what we're seeing are sicker patients and the acuity of these patients. And I understand since 2023, the number of patients has been steadily increasing. That's put pressure on the in-patient and emergency departments. It's led to longer wait times for patients, and it's significantly increasing the work staff load.

I also committed in this House in February that I would not decrease staffing in critical areas affected by the end of COVID funding where we will review the need for resources to ensure patient care and manageable workloads. And this work is underway and will be reviewed to determine how we can ensure services are available.

So I do hear the Member and I do hear the concerns from the staff that, you know, they are working, the staff load -- I mean, the workloads are -- the patients are sitting in emerg, they're not moving to units, they're sitting in Hay River, in Inuvik, and they're not moving. So we've got some work to do in this area. So I just want the people and the Members to know that this is being looked at. Thank you.