Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Next for general comments I have Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you. I’m still not getting the sense that there’s any dedicated staff in Health and Social Services or in HR that are specifically devoted to recruitment efforts; I have not seen any advertising. So I’ll ask again are there any positions that are specifically dedicated to recruitment of nurses and do we have an advertising campaign? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, there has been a certain degree of success with some of those programs that the Minister has referred to, but he has confirmed that we still do have a nursing shortage in the Northwest Territories. I noticed when I was flying to Edmonton the other day, the Up Here magazine has an article called “Northern Outpost Nurses - Choose Your Adventure,” and there’s quite an extensive ad here trying to recruit nurses to join a venture healthcare program to go to northern outposts. I’m sure that it’s similar to the agency nurses that we hire. How aggressive...

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, May 6th to 13th is International Nurses Week and at this time I would like to acknowledge nurses week and recognize the work and dedication of nurses around the world, across the country and here at home in our communities in the Northwest Territories. It seems that with each passing year, there is more and more pressure put our health care system and in the face of shortages in our different, varying medical professionals that are being experienced across the country, sometimes in the absence of a doctor, it is nurses that will take on additional...

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Now I’ll turn to the Members and ask if the Members have any general comments on Bill 8. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The motion is in order. It is not debatable. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress. I would just like to thank Minister Roland and his witnesses for being with us today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Is the committee agreed?