Evidence of meeting #13 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was nurses.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Sony Perron  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Department of Health
Scott Doidge  Director General, Non-Insured Health Benefits, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Department of Health
Leila Gillis  Director, Primary Health Care Systems Division, Department of Health
Keith Conn  Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations, Department of Health

4:30 p.m.

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Department of Health

Sony Perron

It's too early in B.C. to measure the health outcome, because the transfer occurred in 2013, operationally. However, we have seen evidence from self-governing arrangements in other parts of the country where increased control has led to better results.

4:30 p.m.

Liberal

Mike Bossio Liberal Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON

Thank you. I apologize for cutting you off so much, but I only had a small window.

4:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Andy Fillmore

My thanks to Messrs. Doidge, Conn, Perron, and Wong, as well as Ms. Gillis for your time and your words today.

We know the work you do is very hard and that you work very hard to get it done.

We're going to take a short break and then we'll reconvene in about two minutes. Thanks.

[Proceedings continue in camera]