Julie Green

Thank you, Madam Chair. That's our tax money that is paying for those benefits. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about this issue, because it is one that I have heard discussed quite often. The Chief Public Health Officer is the staff person who is ultimately responsible, but she doesn't work in a vacuum. She works with colleagues across the country. She works with colleagues in her office. She regularly consults community and Indigenous leaders. She also receives advice from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization. She uses a variety of information sources to look at the decisions she makes about priority groups for vaccination and, as...

Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. I am not aware of any assistance that is being provided in that circumstance. Thank you.

Thank you. In the case of Fort Providence, this pot of money is providing for an activity aid, a home support worker, a homecare nurse who is an LPN, and a case aid family preservation worker. Thank you.

Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. Joining us now is Mr. Derek Elkin, assistant deputy minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you. I'm not sure whether we administer NIHB for non-NWT residents, but I'm sure Assistant Deputy Minister Elkin knows that.

Thank you. I will refer that question to the deputy minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Having money from the Northern Wellness Fund doesn't preclude organizations and governments from applying for things such as on-the-land healing program, the peer support program we just announced, the suicide prevention program we just announced, and the healthy choices fund that we've talked about. If you get the one pot of money, it doesn't mean you can't apply for the other pots of money. Thank you.

Yes. Thank you. COVID did have an impact on the number of people who sought facility-based treatment in the South. The number, if I recall correctly, is down by about two-thirds. These are, of course, estimates. The actuals may be different. The spending actually varies according to the demand, and we know that there was less demand this year because of COVID. Thank you.

What I understood is that the question is whether the GNWT meets with Indigenous Services Canada to talk about NIHB? Is that the question? Yes.