Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Certainly medical travel in the north is a way of life. We're doing more and more services locally all the time, but some, of course, just cannot be done. It's an important question. I agree with Minister Green that ideally it would be something that could be done. An honorariu

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I think the impact of culturally sensitive and culturally informed treatment cannot be overstated. I think the opportunity to have consistent equality in wellness counsellors' pay is absolutely the case. We know that health care is moving slowly—albeit mov

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I do think it's what I spoke about with the concept of a coordinated approach. I think we need to be at a trilateral table. I think we need to really work at the details and the practicalities of how the program operates on the ground, as opposed to in the concept of policy only:

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you so much. I must say that I agree with the concept of flexibility. That's the umbrella, with respect to how the policies are written and interpreted. That would allow us to take into account, for instance, compassionate reasons and culturally appropriate considerations,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll be very brief. The non-insured health benefits approve escorts that are considered medically necessary in our context. That tends to be quite a narrow criteria. I agree with my colleagues and certainly with the examples given.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, understand that there is the basis of one. It's generally wrapped around this concept of “medically necessary”, and I think that's even what Minister Green is saying as well. There are a few criteria but they [Technical difficulty—Editor] are sort of in that basket, if I can

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's incredibly important that the language be inclusive. A lot of our interactions with the federal government, not only on this topic, involve us starting, although we've been at this for a while. There's great understanding now throughout government that there are no reserves

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you so much. There is a framework that might be a guide for us. I appreciate the opportunity to chat today. Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the opportunity to be here this afternoon. I'm speaking to you from the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation on the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council. Thank you to my colleagues across the north for the important details about how the NIHB process operates