Question 721-18(3): Recruitment of Physicians in Hay River  We are talking about a new model, and in many of these primary healthcare teams where we've seen, it does involve different types of staff working in different relationships. It doesn't necessarily mean we need to get rid of staff. It doesn't necessarily mean we need to add staff

Question 721-18(3): Recruitment of Physicians in Hay River  Nuka is a model that is very similar to what we are moving toward here, and we are certainly learning a lot from them, but it will be a made-in-the-North design. The primary healthcare reform is a system-wide initiative. Although our first six demonstration projects don't include

Question 721-18(3): Recruitment of Physicians in Hay River  Yes, absolutely. As part of our Cultural Safety Action Plan, the territorial health authority and health system have recently embarked on work to undertake a reform of our primary healthcare services across the Northwest Territories. This work is being led by the territorial auth

Question 721-18(3): Recruitment of Physicians in Hay River  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I understand the frustration that the residents of Hay River have had. Obviously, we need to do better in Hay River than we have done. The authority is actually currently developing a new formal recruitment strategy in order to help them find more phy

Minister's Statement 181-18(3): Stanton Territorial Hospital - First Patient Day  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today marks a major milestone for healthcare delivery in the Northwest Territories. On May 26, 2019, we began accepting patients at the new Stanton Territorial Hospital, and we implemented a detailed patient move plan to bring patients from the old Stanton

Tabled Document 426-18(3): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 693-18(3): Positive Feedback for Health and Social Services  Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following documents entitled "Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 693-18(3), Positive Feedback for Health and Social Services." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 720-18(3): Environmental Assesment following Hay River Highrise Fire  The Department of Health and Social Services is concerned about the public health of the residents of Hay River and the contamination in the building. We have limited access to the building. There is no access to the building unless somebody is properly gowned and prepared to go

Question 720-18(3): Environmental Assesment following Hay River Highrise Fire  The issue was ordered on May 17th. I will confirm with the department what the deadline on that order is.

Question 720-18(3): Environmental Assesment following Hay River Highrise Fire  The department isn't blind, and we can also read. We have seen the information on Facebook and other social media that the owner of the building is likely not going to do this work. We are prepared to work closely with the WSCC. We are prepared to work closely with the Fire Marsh

Question 720-18(3): Environmental Assesment following Hay River Highrise Fire  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On April 10th the Chief Public Health Officer did make an order for the owner to do an environmental assessment on the building, to determine the things that the Member has identified. At the time, we were comfortable knowing that there was limited access

Question 716-18(3): Coerced and Forced Sterilization  Today, compared to when this activity was occurring, we have best practices and additional checks and balances in place to ensure that patients are given alternative options before referring a patient to sterilization procedures as part of pre-op. Today, it's also our best practi

Question 716-18(3): Coerced and Forced Sterilization  It's my understanding that the FTP working group is intended to be a forward-looking body that will examine ways of embedding cultural safety and humility into the design and delivery of healthcare services throughout the country. They intend to share information about initiative

Question 716-18(3): Coerced and Forced Sterilization  The federal government has formed a working group to look at ways of embedding cultural safety and humility into the design and delivery of healthcare services in Canada. This working group, as a note, will not deal directly with forced sterilization as part of its mandate. We do

Question 716-18(3): Coerced and Forced Sterilization  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As a government, we acknowledge that the abhorrent practice of performing sterilization procedures upon Indigenous women under a forced or a coerced circumstance took place in the Northwest Territories in the past, long before any of us were in this House.

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Mr. Speaker, I'd like to welcome the following people from the Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories of Nunavut who are with us here today: Rommel Silverio, who is the President; Denise Bowen, the executive director; Jan Inman, the director of professional co