Kate Reid

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And just a plug for the next festival which is the Still Dead Film Festival coming up next weekend, I think it is.

Mr. Speaker, causes of homelessness are varied and complex as discussed in A Way Home, the GNWT's strategy to address homelessness and to support residents and stakeholders such as NGOs in this space. As the strategy notes, one of those causes is gender-based violence. Disproportionately affecting women, girls, and queer folks, residents need a safe spot to land when their homes become too dangerous to stay in or return to. A Way Home also notes that better...

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Minister for that. It gives me all the more reason to ask for questions about electronic health records.

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister of health tell me if her department is studying the Yukon's approach to medical travel supports for NWT residents seeking fertility treatment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll put that one down for the moment.

Can the Minister describe the role of the newly proposed nurse case manager positions for medical travel, the medical travel case management initiative, how -- I recognize, I think -- I believe it's three positions are being added for this new initiative. Does the Minister feel that three positions are adequate, enough people to suss through all of the various longstanding issuing with medical travel that is discussed in this House every single session? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During this Assembly and the 19th Assembly, Regular Members have been highlighting the need for fertility treatment supports for NWT residents. In the 19th, the idea of adding fertility treatments as an insured service was flatly denied. I have asked about this particular decision on insured services on the floor and done research behind the scenes. I have brought forward a petition with 368 signatures asking for the GNWT to investigate increased demand for fertility treatments and a tax credit to individuals pursuing those treatments. I've asked the Minister of Finance...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And apologies if I wasn't clear. My interest is in what the Minister and her department and the authority, I suppose, will do to retain these positions. I assume not everybody wants to work the midnight shift at the lab, although it -- as the Minister has demonstrated in her last response, it is very important and it is very needed for everyone in the territory. So is there a plan in place to make sure that once we have recruited these positions, what retention looks like. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I am not certain --

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am going to change my question topic. I am curious, when it comes to human resources, which is under this activity, will the department be working on a way to -- and it sort of dovetails with information services. Will the department be working on any way to publicly demonstrate, either online or through communications, where they can show the vacancies and retention rates in specific healthcare fields in the territory? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. And at this time I realize that we can't speak to the total dollar amount of the RFP, that sort of precludes contracting, procurement, etcetera. But how much is the total cost of the planning work done thus far and the estimated general costs anticipated for this new system? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am always interested in the electronic medical record project. I have some questions about that today. Can the Minister share what the timeline for implementation of the new electronic record system looks like, broadly speaking, as in when can -- where are we now and when can residents expect to have a new system in place. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I may be asking the Minister to talk about future planning, and maybe it's not fully addressed yet, but can the Minister explain if she has any steps should mitigation be required and how she will go about hiring contractors or if the LHOs will be the ones who take care of mitigation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.