R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize my father, Rocky Simpson. It's always nice to have family in the gallery, so I'd like to thank him for coming. Thank you.

I thank the Minister for his thorough answers. He's answered a couple of my questions, so this might be my last one. I know that cameras are going into new facilities. Has the department looked into installing cameras in existing facilities, particularly Woodland Manor, and does the department have a price on that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This morning I spoke about an incident that occurred at the Woodland Manor in Hay River, and I have some questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services about that incident and, I guess, about violence at longterm care facilities in general. Has this incident spurred the department to look into how they can take safeguards to avoid these types of incidents in the future? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last month at Woodland Manor, the longterm care facility in Hay River, there was a physical incident involving two residents that resulted in a fairly significant injury, according to the health authority. I'm not going to discuss the details of the incident because of privacy issues, but it's an ongoing concern, and it also highlights an important issue.

Violence among residents is a growing concern in longterm care facilities across Canada. We've been relatively lucky in the North. There have been very few incidents as serious as this. As our population...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To follow up on what the Minister said, he said he would find ways to make it happen, I guess, basically, or to work with the authority to get cameras in facilities. Does that mean helping maybe with the payment or something like that, or is this just come out of the authority's budget as it is? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Further comments, questions for the Department of Health and Social Services? Seeing none, I’ll call the page. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, administrative and support services not previously authorized, $583,000, community health programs not previously authorized, $386,000, total department not previously authorized, $969,000. Agreed?

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My final question is that family violence is often the result of intergenerational trauma, and this crosses departments. Is the Department of Justice working with other departments like the Department of Health to try and create programs for children so that we can stop the violence before it occurs when they’re adults? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Ms. Green.