Thank you, Mr. Chair. I mean, Mr. Chair, I do -- so I do have the breakdowns as between TCSA versus NTHSSA but I'm not -- I don't know that I have the breakdown individually within each region or community, so if that's the level of detail that the Member's looking for I would have to -- although I can see if perhaps deputy secretary might have more information.

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Thank you. So the Minister can confirm, then, that agency nurses have been deployed to both -- sorry, to the TCSA and to NTHSSA? Thank you.

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Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that does look correct. So both -- all three, actually, we have Stanton, Inuvik, as well as the Tlicho. Thank you.

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Thank you. Does the Minister have the total that we've expended on agency nurses in the last -- yeah, in the last 2014-2015 estimates? Just looking for, like, if there's a wrap-up with these costs on top of what we've already spent. Thank you.

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Mr. Chair, I don't have that. I have only the information with respect to the supplementary estimates here in front of me. Thank you.

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I'm sorry, could the Minister repeat her answer.

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Mr. Chair, I have -- I only have here the supplementary estimates total. I don't have the original line item. I may be able to find it. It would be a line item potentially in the 2025-2026 budget but that is considered by committee. So I -- yes, I don't have the original budget; I have only the supplementary estimates around here, sorry. Thank you.

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Thank you. Moving on to the costs for contract services in the Beaufort Delta, $791,000. Can the Minister provide substantiation for that as well. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, that is required to do -- to deal with the projected shortfall in contracted services in Beaufort Delta. So obviously NTHSSA is responsible for health and social services in the Beaufort Delta region, particularly with respect to the Inuvik Regional Hospital. The kinds of things that fall under contract services would include security, dietary provisions, catering, laundry, housekeeping, switchboard and reception services, and as well as some on-site -- any kind of on-site management support not health care related, that tends to be through service contracts. And so there is, again, as I note a net shortfall here of $791,000. Thank you.

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Thank you. The chemotherapy drugs -- I know this has been kind of an ongoing difficulty in trying to tamp down on, like, a very clear cost related to chemotherapy drugs. Can the Minister speak to that because these are -- these costs continue to increase, and I think one of the issues related to health care sustainability is certainly the affordability of drugs. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. So two issues there. One is the chemotherapy drugs specifically which is what this particular item is in relation to. The services here, obviously costs are going up, drug costs are going up. There are some recoveries and some rebates as a result of agreements that are being signed in terms of providing the ability to seek some lower cost drugs, but we do have a shortage at $484,000. There's more clients requiring the drugs and then also the fact that the drugs are more costly.

Mr. Chair, more broadly, with drug-related costs and expenditures, certainly, again, I would probably defer that to Minister of Health and Social Services, but I know there is a fair bit of effort in the space to sign further and other agreements that can help lead to reduce costs on drugs, again, broadly across the board. Thank you.

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