Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, that level of detail, I would have to get back to the Member. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, today I would like to acknowledge the recent finalization of master service agreements with Alberta Health Services. This is an important milestone. These agreements modernize our partnership, strengthening accountability for the essential supports and services delivered to Northwest Territories residents and funded by the GNWT.

For many years, the GNWT's collaboration with Alberta Health Services has been based on informal arrangements that evolve over time. The new master service agreements formalize this relationship, help reduce legal risks, clarify funding responsibilities...

Optimistically I can say I hope so. We're trying. We've got all -- I mean, the Minister of Finance and I have said go figure this out fast. So we're hoping that we can figure this out fast. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what it will help is there will be a better sharing of information, more of a streamlined sharing of information, is my understanding through this. However, the interoperability is not going to be fixed through this master service agreement.

The interoperability is our system. It's our actual computer technology that is outdated and can't do anything more, can't connect into anything. So it's the replacement of that system is where we'll be able to.

But there is work for us to be able to work with Alberta to see what options they have that if we are having...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when our physicians are onboarded, they are provided with some orientation. I'm not sure the extent of that orientation. However, we do have a lot of locums that come in. The process through a physician, and that is the problem I think that they're relating to, is not everything is an insured service. So if it's not an insured service, then it's not covered by our health care and therefore if there are certain things that a locum may say that -- a patient may come in and ask for them, I can't speak to what these things are unless I have details. So what I...

Yes, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not aware of what the timelines are when those are reported and what the process is. However, I can follow up with NTHSSA to find out what their process is and why, if there are delays, or how long it takes to notify a resident. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that level of detail, I'd have to get back to the Member. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following five documents: NWT Department of Health and Social Services Annual Report 2024-2025; 2024-2025 Annual Report Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority; Tlicho Community Services Agency HSS Annual Report 2024-25; Hay River Health and Social Services Authority Annual Report 2024-2025; and, 2024-2025 Annual Report - Director of Child and Family Services. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can give you the short version, is that -- and I am going to use the example. This is the conversation that I've had, is that Alberta, it took them 10 years to figure out the system that they needed and then to start to implement it. Where we are right now is we know what we need to have in our system that's going to appease what we need as a territory. However it is a small territory with a lot of different components that need to feed into one and so this is the problem that we're having right now is we're trying to build that connection with Alberta, and I have the...