Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the council -- the public administrator has all the powers the governing council had. You know, and I think that's the one thing that the PA also has, is he has the expertise to be able to work and create the plan that everybody wants to see. And so the -- before what was happening was the governing council was expecting this plan to come, you know, and I've heard from many of the regional wellness council chairs that they, you know -- as this deficit grew over the last many years, you know, they continue to be wanting a plan on how they were going to deal with this but the ever growing cost of providing health care in the Northwest Territories, and then many of them said after COVID it got even, you know, more hard to be able to come up with more strategies to be able to provide the access to care that the residents need. So right now what's happening is that the PA is in place to be able to work with the regional wellness councils to work with -- you know, with the priorities of this government to create that plan to move -- you know, to make sure that our health care is sustainable and that we do have access to care to our residents in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Lesa Semmler on Question 464-20(1): The Role of the Public Administrator for the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 464-20(1): The Role of the Public Administrator for the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority
Oral Questions
February 10th, 2025
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