Shauna Morgan

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So as part of the review of the program by the healthcare system sustainability unit, are they trying to analyze the effectiveness of the program in anyway? For example, are they analyzing how many people may not manage to complete the program once they're sent down to the facility-based treatment? And I am acknowledging that everybody's journey is different and this is never sort of a linear -- like, always sort of moving forward and progressing. Anybody's struggle is always going to be two steps forward, one step back, and with lots of -- lots of detours. But are we...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not sure if the Minister will have this either, but I know we're also bringing in a lot of non-resident locums to fill in shifts for our primary care physicians. So I am wondering if she has any estimate for once you include in the locums, are we filling up the full-time equivalent of three physicians on each of our primary care teams here in Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

That's all for now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So finally, has HSS already identified standards or guidelines to ensure that the number of patients assigned to any one team is safe and manageable for practitioners? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. I also just wanted to ask for more explanation about the additional budget for home care and support services. I know the Minister just explained a moment ago that we did manage to negotiate a new agreement with the federal government that is seeing Indigenous governments take more control over home care. I am confused as to why we see -- so last year's mains, we had $14.7 million for home care and support services. The actual estimates went up to $25 million and now we're back down again to $16 million, which is more than initially last year but less than -- anyway...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So in my statement, I spoke about the need for every resident in the territory to be attached or assigned to an integrated primary care team to have a relationship with a nurse practitioner or a physician as part of a team who knows the patient, knows their history. And the HSS report released last year called Equitable Access, Co-designing an Integrated Primary and Community Healthcare Framework, identified a goal of fully functional integrated care teams by 2028. So my question for the Minister of HSS, is HSS publicly committing to have every resident in the territory...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I wanted to start by asking about changes to outpatient IV therapy. I think it falls under this item. I believe we're seeing in the budget three and a half new positions, and I understand it's to somehow enhance the outpatient IV therapy program at Stanton. But I wonder if you could explain what improvements patients or outpatients should be expecting to see or what we're expecting to accomplish here. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. And does that same explanation apply for the decrease under community mental wellness and addictions recovery, that it's just a federal sunset that we're renegotiating? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Okay, thank you, Madam Chair. So in the budget line for community, culture, and innovation, there's a significant increase there. I would say it's the most significant change overall from any of the other budget lines. I wonder if the Minister can explain -- well, I mean, I think we saw that in last year's revised estimates but then it's carrying on from there mostly. But what has changed from last year around this time for the 2025-2026 Main Estimates that's led us to such an increase in the work of community, culture, and innovation? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister tell us how competitive the bidding process was? I know she said it went out to RFP. Can she tell us how competitive it actually was or whether we were forced to be sort of a taker of what someone was willing to give us. Thank you, Mr. Chair.