Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister, and thanks to the representatives for being here. Obviously, we’re probably …(inaudible)…for all the years of service now that you’re leaving.

I’d like to start about transportation and maybe the overall strategy of highways in the Northwest Territories. I guess some of the frustrating part has been the fact that over the years the department has been starting a project and stopping a project. The road to Fort Res, the road to Fort Smith, even the road to Fort Simpson have been worked on sporadically by doing a couple hundred kilometres here, a couple...

I too will be supporting this motion, but I do have some questions going forward. I would like to see some of the framework and some of the assessment of this registry. There are some concerns for me. I think a lot of these registries are applying to a party politics situation. I think consensus government is quite a bit different. The Member has talked about Regular Members maybe having to be involved in this registry, as well, when we have meetings, because in order for a lot of things to get approved here, we have to have consensus. We have to have consensus, so we have to have Members on...

Thank you, deputy minister. I’ll go back to the Minister.

Page 197, community health programs, operations expenditure summary, $144.418 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Deputy Minister DeLancey.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Minister. Committee, we’re on page 193, ambulatory care services, operations expenditure summary, $60.154 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Next I have Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess my question is twofold in the fact that Hay River would not be immediately a part of the one health board, and I’d hate to be criticized for not being before our committee discussion. I guess my question is: Three to four months wait list that we have in Hay River. It’s the longest wait list. Will the Minister commit to solving this issue, allowing some overtime or bringing in additional counsellors to Hay River?