Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Following from my statement earlier today, I have questions for the Minister responsible for public service.
Mr. Speaker, does the GNWT agree that internationally-educated nurses have valuable contributions to make to our healthcare system and can help stabilize our health care workforce? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Frame Lake. Minister of Finance.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, absolutely there's no doubt that that's true. We do want to ensure, of course, that we work always with the Association of Nurses and the authority to make sure that we are meeting the best possible standards for all staffing here, but certainly aware that that is an opportunity that we want to look at, that we are finding all the best possible available staff wherever they may be from. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I appreciate that confirmation from the Minister. So following again from my Member's statement, would the Minister commit to investigating the possibility of establishing a supervised practice experience program here in the NWT? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can certainly say that that conversation -- this wouldn't be the first time that that conversation comes to light, that myself and the Minister of Health and Social Services are both very live to this, would like to work on this. So, again, just acknowledging and wanting our frontline staff to know that I am acknowledging that they are already quite busy, but in terms of figuring out that pathway, how we can provide that opportunity and provide that service, again, absolutely happy to look into that. Thank you.
Final supplementary. Member from Frame Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just to be 100 percent clear -- I heard a lot of words there -- can I just get a yes? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Yeah, Mr. Speaker, I am obviously not being asked for a solution today. We're being asked to work on a solution. So yes. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister of Finance. Oral questions. Member from Great Slave.
