Bob Bromley

I realize they are different. I’ll look forward to that information coming forward from an earlier request.

I also wanted to talk about the -- sorry, I still think of it as Community Call Coverage System -- the Territorial Support Network. How is that reflected in this? My impression, from the briefings we’ve had and so on, is that there is some capacity building that’s needed. I believe we have a lot of new equipment out in our health centres now in terms of X-ray capability and ultrasound and so on; perhaps some training needs still. I know bandwidth might be part of the whole equation. I’m...

Thank you. Page 8-14, Health and Social Services, activity summary, directorate, contributions, $35,000. Agreed?

Page 8-18, Health and Social Services, activity summary, program delivery support, grants and contributions, contributions, $17.619 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Hearing none, we’ll move to detail. Minister, would you like to bring in witnesses? Yes, you would. I’ll ask the Sergeant-at-Arms if he could escort the witnesses into the House. Mahsi.

Minister, please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Minister Lee. Ms. Meade.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for that information. I believe I heard Mr. Elkin say that we did that last year too, or perhaps that is current year. Is this now a regular part of our budget? We can expect that this is now funded?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Deputy Minister Meade.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, colleagues. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. We have before us consideration of the budget for the Department of Health and Social Services. I’d like to ask the Minister if she wishes to give introductory remarks.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. I just want to point out your last comment had to do with page 8-17. We were on page 8-13. Just to complete that again, Health and Social Services, activity summary, directorate, operations expenditure summary, $7.678 million. That is on page 8-13. Does committee agree?