Finance committee  There are now close to 5,000 nurse practitioners across Canada. Many of those nurse practitioners work in rural and remote and northern areas across every jurisdiction. I, myself, had the pleasure of working for a year in the Moose Factory zone and providing primary care services

Finance committee  My thought with the wording is for it to remain “victim of family violence” because that doesn't identify the perpetrator versus.... Initially, that seems to me to be broad enough.

Finance committee  No, we are not aware of that.

Finance committee  The omnibus bill includes numerous forms that will be changed so that the signature of a nurse practitioner can be accepted. That helps to provide expeditious care from someone who's gotten to know the client and has assessed the client. It also decreases extra visits back for a

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  We'll make sure that we do that. Thank you.

Finance committee  Thank you so much. Hello, everyone. My name is Theresa Agnew, and I am the chief executive officer of the Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario. With me here today is my colleague, Dr. Dawn Tymianski, a director on the board of NPAO. Dawn will shortly become the interim C