Kevin O'Reilly

Okay, thanks. You know, look, I rightfully recognize this is a difficult area to keep staffed and maintain the service and so on. But is there the potential at some point to allow the staff to travel to regional centres or even small communities to allow them to offer the service to ensure we try to provide an equitable level of service across the NWT? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. My questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure otherwise known as the Minister for ebikes. My statement dealt with the upcoming rollout through the Arctic Energy Alliance of an ebike purchase rebate. My information is that this rebate will be available only in communities with hydro power. I stated the good reasons why it makes sense in diesel communities too. Will the Minister ensure that ebike rebates are available to all NWT communities? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Okay, yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. And thanks for that answer. I'm just wondering do we actually cover travel costs and if someone needs to come into Yellowknife to get properly diagnosed and so on? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I just I don't understand how this works that you we anticipate spending more money in this area, and I guess the hope is that somehow the feds are going to bail us out but the proper amount hasn't been shown in the budget. So I don't think I'm going to get an answer. Thanks, Madam Chair. That's it.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I'm just wondering where we're at with adult FASD services? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Okay, thanks, Madam Chair. So if this extra federal money gets sorted out in the next while, will it come back into the health and social services budget then through supplementary appropriation, is that the plan? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Yeah. No, thanks, Madam Chair. The reports to FMB, and, you know, probably end up being on a confidential briefing to Regular MLAs are okay. But I guess I'm trying to find a way for the good work that these folks are doing to be explained publicly. Is that something that the department will look at? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks. I guess I'm trying to understand what the Minister just said. So we anticipate having to spend less in 20232024 because we're going to get more money from the federal government for medical travel; is that what I think the Minister said? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Yeah, thanks for that. Yeah, I would really encourage that because I think if there's I know that there's reporting that goes off to the Canadian Institute of Health Research and some other places. But if there was a centralized web page on DHSS or Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority with wait times then people, when they call for a service, they'd at least kind of have some sense as to how long the wait time might be to actually get called in. So I would really encourage that we report that ourselves somewhere on a userfriendly dashboard.

I want to just go back to the...