Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the areas -- so to that question, the work that's going on is we have a working group. So between the -- like, there's an advisory committee, and they're working together for this work plan. One of the areas is the programs foundation to midwifery care in the territory must be supported to ensure that they can meet the community needs but also remain attractive workplaces for midwives. The other thing in a lot of these smaller communities is midwives need to be able to have so many births a year, like to be able to -- and the majority of the people...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have that level of detail. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, My department is working with ISC to look at repurposing the funding to explore traditional birth works, and this could potentially include traditional knowledge healing, Indigenous birth work education, and perinatal resources. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes, we do do exit interviews. The level of where those are done, I am not aware, but I know that when I was being briefed on coming up with the new -- you know, with the new people strategy, that that is one of the bigger areas where they are looking at, also from the town halls, also from the in-person meetings. And they've taken a lot of that information and tried to turn it into the new document that we should be hopefully being able to share shortly with committee. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have that level of detail right now, but what I can do is once the session is over, I will ask my department to brief me as to all of the work that has been going on in this area and, you know, I can meet with the Member after I have that briefing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd have to get back to the Member on that question.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what we have done is that we have done some information -- I can share it with the Members. They can share it with their constituents. They can share it on their social media -- that when you're leaving the Northwest Territories and -- you know, if you were leaving the country, most people are -- always buy travel insurance but not necessarily when we leave to drive to Edmonton. Not -- people are not thinking that, you know, certain things aren't covered. But when you're driving out of the territory or flying out of the territory and on personal reasons...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have that level of detail.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When NWT residents leave the territory for personal reasons, there is no cover from the government for those instances; however, across Canada, you know, as long as you have a current health care card, you will be able to access health services, any insured services, so hospital service to see a doctor and things like that. However, if you haven't been referred out of the territory by a practitioner from the Northwest Territories, then you're not considered on medical travel. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the EMR replacement hasn't come forward yet, so we're still in that process of developing the RFP. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.