Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Minister Lee.

That is the past. I assume that is also the current. What is the planning for the future? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to start off by saying that I’m really happy to see the review of the Early Childhood Development Framework happening. I think there’s quite a considerable amount of new research and insights into this area and the opportunity for gains that can influence our effectiveness in many, many areas. I look forward to that.

Already in this short session so far we’ve passed two motions dealing with education and I hope the Minister has heard those. They were broadly supported and I think in the first area, the Aboriginal student achievement that’s mentioned here under...

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Minister Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to try and continue where I seem to recall I left off some days ago.

I want to just follow up a little bit on the training of our nurses, the Nurse Practitioners Program and the Introduction to Advanced Practice. I’m still looking on some clarity there. I guess the first one is we’ve heard from the Minister of ECE. Does the Department of Health and Social Services also agree that we need to continue to increase our use of nurse practitioners in the Northwest Territories?

The motion is on the floor and the motion is being distributed. Let’s wait until it’s distributed. Motion is on the floor. The Motion has been distributed. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. I believe the Minister did confirm that she was referring to that one, but, Minister Lee, for clarification please.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate this opportunity to reply to the budget address. I want to start off by recognizing that we are in the final year of our term as the 16th Legislative Assembly. We have had some large challenges when we initially got together and started work. We have made some progress on some issues. I want to acknowledge that.

Today I would like to speak to some of my frustrations in lost opportunities and some persistent issues and shortcomings of our budgets. I speak generally of the last four budgets as well as this one and the budget address.

The first one, and I am...

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Thank you, Minister. Time is expended for this question, but I could put you back on the list, if you wish, Mr. Hawkins. Next on the list is Mr. Abernethy.