Health committee  Thank you for the question. From the Athabasca perspective, the region that I come from and the community I represent are very unique. We work together as a region, meaning we have Denesuline people, we have Métis, we have Cree, and of course, people from the outside who come in and live in our region.

Health committee  In conclusion, we are requesting additional resources to take us into this pandemic stage and be prepared for it. We are requesting funding for pandemic coordinators in our communities and additional primary health care nurses to assist us at the community level during this crisis.

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, and other participants in the panel discussion. I wish to express my appreciation on behalf of the Athabasca Health Authority for this opportunity to share our experience to date in preparing for the next wave of the current pandemic influenza, H1N1.