Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the young person I spoke of in my Member's statement is one example of how the health care system is failing our residents despite the vision of best health, best care for a better future.

Can the Minister explain what the health department is doing to provide the best care, the best health care that speaks of compassion, that speaks of respect, that speaks of fairness and, most of all, that speaks of dignity of our residents. Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are related to my Member's statement regarding diagnosis at small community health centres. I note the vision of the health department is for best health, best care for a better future. One of the values is caring, which states we treat everyone compassion, respect, fairness, and dignity. Another value is accountability, which states system outcomes are measured, assessed, and publicly reported on.

Mr. Speaker, I have repeatedly been asking the health department if they would consider conducting professional evaluations on the delivery of health...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I realize the health care system is stretched and that health care professionals are in short supply, including doctors and registered nurses. Can the Minister update this House in its efforts to attract health care professionals to the North? Mahsi.

Mahsi, Madam Chair. When the carbon tax came into effect I'm not sure what year it was, but I think it was after industry was well established, all the mines were already in place. So anything there may have been grandfathered. The tax was set up to well, supposedly to penalize the large emitters, large industries. But what we've seen since, from that time, that's not what was actually happening because we got some numbers back from our research in our committee meetings that the large emitters were getting 72 percent of their dollars back and that kind of, like, defeats the whole purpose of...

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. O’Reilly.

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? The motion is carried.

Carried

I will now rise and report progress. Mahsi

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? Abstentions? Any opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

Thank you, committee. Do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Committee Report 4419(2)?