Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So we have committed to provide Lutselk'e with funds for different purposes over the past couple of years, and those monies have flowed. There's perhaps other requests for funds that were not commitments but requests. That being said, I want to ensure that we are working to improve our relationship with the community of Lutselk'e. I have been invited to the Akaitcho Assembly. I responded saying I will attend the Akaitcho Assembly in Lutselk'e. So that's an opportune time to go there, speak with residents and speak with leadership, and I look forward to spending some time this summer in the community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Final supplementary. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, given the community of Lutselk'e has read strongly on his apology letter, which was issued without meaningful engagement, delivered from Yellowknife rather than the community and accompanied by continued excuses and justification from the read. Anyway, my question is how does the Premier justify dismissing what Lutselk'e Dene First Nations concerns on reconciliation? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I haven't dismissed any concerns on reconciliation. I've been trying for a couple of years to get into the community, have not been able to come to an agreement with leadership on that trip, what we would be doing once we're in the community, how the activities would unfold. I would have loved to have been there already. I would have loved to have been in the community multiple times already. And so hopefully this time around there's a fresh start and we can start that relationship again, and I can go to the community, I can speak to the people in the community, and we can start to build an even stronger relationship than we had before. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Oral questions. Member for Monfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is following my questions on Chief Jimmy Bruneau residential school. Mr. Speaker, many former students are seeking answers about what happened at Chief Jimmy Bruneau School and how those experiences continue to affect families today. My question for the Minister is this: What role can the Department of Justice play in helping former Chief Jimmy Bruneau School students and residents have their experiences heard? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Monfwi. Mr. Premier.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That's a big question. It's a tough one for me to stand up here and answer. I don't want to direct any student to go out and -- or former students to do anything that would, you know, potentially re-traumatize them. If the Member has some sort of proposals -- she knows her community much better than I do -- can provide some guidance on what exactly the former students were looking for, I am happy to see how we can work together on that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister work with former Chief Jimmy Bruneau School students and residents alongside Tlicho leadership to determine an appropriate path forward? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't want to commit the Minister of Justice to anything. I am answering questions on his behalf today but if there's an important issue to people in the community, in the region, then we're always willing to try and work together on that. I think that this discussion probably needs to be fleshed out a bit more so we have a better understanding of exactly what is being requested and what people would like to see. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Final supplementary. Member from Monfwi.

A public inquiry would be good, but thank you. Will the Minister commit to taking this issue back to the Department of Justice and returning to this House with a clear action plan for how the GNWT can support former Chief Jimmy Bruneau School students in having their experiences heard and responded to? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can take this back, I can have conversations. But I think we're going to need to involve the Member, involve Tlicho leadership, so that we can get a better understanding of what people are looking for. This is the kind of thing that there needs to be real discussions about. Here on the floor of the House, just spitballing ideas is not -- I don't think it's going to come to the solution that people want, and it's not something that the Department of Justice can say here's what we're going to do going forward. Whatever is done, it needs to be done in a collaborative fashion. It should be led by survivors. And I could just leave it at that for now. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Oral questions. Member from Range Lake.

Thank you, Member from Range Lake. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the name of employees who may have inappropriately accessed personal health information are not disclosed in these client notifications. This approach is consistent with the privacy legislation and established practice. It ensures that only minimum necessary information is shared, protects the employee's privacy, and supports due process particularly where internal reviews or investigations may be still going on. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The key word is inappropriately accessing. We're not talking about a benign breach or an accidental breach. We're talking about an intentional breach.

How does the Minister justify treating the identity of a staff member who improperly accessed health records as equivalent to the protected health information of the patient affected? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister of Health and Social Services.

Mr. Speaker, in this one instance here, I have to say here on the floor of this House that I agree with this Member. This has been a frustration of mine as a Minister. And the review that we have just completed has highlighted this, and I have directed my department to -- when these breaches are coming forward in investigations, that they need to be held at the highest standards. And that is one of the areas where, you know, I continue. Every time a privacy breach crosses my desk, it angers me. It angers me because we're trying to build trust in this healthcare system and we have our employees breaching that trust, and there's disciplinary processes within our government that we have to take. And so, you know, within the HIA and the review, I know within the next government, that's slated for a legislation update. I believe that there needs to be stronger things put in there. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Final supplementary. Member from Range Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are public interest provisions in the current Act but they're never used to disclose the identity of staff found to be snooping, Mr. Speaker. So my question to the Minister is we don't have to wait for a new change. There is a public interest disclosure provision. We could make it apply to these inappropriate cases. So tell me why we can't essentially. Is it too narrowly drawn, or is it just never used? Because it's already in the legislation, but it's not getting used. My constituents can't wait until the next Assembly. They deserve justice for what's happened to them today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will take this back to my department. I will look at it, and I will have a conversation with them and maybe -- as well as the privacy commissioner. Some of these laws and there are these interpretations of them and so, you know, I hear the Member, and I agree. I've had many of my own constituents who've had this happen. I've had staff in the past, you know, when I was a manager, that I've had to deal with and go through the process with -- you know, with HR. But I believe that, you know, this is where I think we do need to make it stronger, and if I am able to -- within the legislation, to direct my department to make stronger changes, I will. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife Centre.