Minister of Health.
Debates of Dec. 17th, 1991
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Supplementary To Question O134-12(1): Number Of Nwt Health Boards
Question O134-12(1): Number Of NWT Health Boards
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Further Return To Question O134-12(1): Number Of Nwt Health Boards
Question O134-12(1): Number Of NWT Health Boards
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take that suggestion under advisement and see how we can comply with that. I think "at pleasure" would be for the particular life of the Minister, and I do not think that would be too long, given the nature of the House, four years at the maximum, and after that -- it is a good question and it is one that will be addressed by us as we review the nature of agencies and boards under the two departments that I am heading up, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question O134-12(1): Number Of Nwt Health Boards
Question O134-12(1): Number Of NWT Health Boards
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Is the question taken as notice, Mr. Minister? Okay, the question is not taken as notice. Oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Supplementary To Question O134-12(1): Number Of Nwt Health Boards
Question O134-12(1): Number Of NWT Health Boards
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, in as much as he attempted to answer my question, I would just hope that he would give me a specific answer, whether he would say yes or no. Will the Minister of Health consider looking at placing an expiry date on the terms of the chairmen of these boards where it is stated that they are at pleasure, as opposed to a specific date? Will he consider placing an expiry date to their pleasure terms, if I may state?
Supplementary To Question O134-12(1): Number Of Nwt Health Boards
Question O134-12(1): Number Of NWT Health Boards
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Health.
Further Return To Question O134-12(1): Number Of Nwt Health Boards
Question O134-12(1): Number Of NWT Health Boards
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the first question that the Member addressed, will I consider it, yes I will consider looking at the expiration dates on terms of chairpeople.
Further Return To Question O134-12(1): Number Of Nwt Health Boards
Question O134-12(1): Number Of NWT Health Boards
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Oral questions. Mr. Dent.
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Social Services. Mr. Speaker, day-care centres in the Northwest Territories have been operating under an interim policy and regulations for several years now. Will the Minister make a commitment to this House to review that interim policy
with the goal of instituting a permanent policy?
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Social Services.
Return To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In January I am going to be meeting in Toronto with the federal Minister of Social Services, who I understand is also the Minister responsible for Health, and we will be discussing items such as that. I am sure that item will come up.
Return To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Dent.
Supplementary To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Mr. Speaker, in spite of the visit with the federal Minister, I am wondering if this Minister could advise us of the time frame in which we might expect to see some regulations of a permanent nature in the NWT. Do we have an expected date for arriving at that policy?
Supplementary To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Social Services.
Further Return To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish I could give a definite date to the honourable Member as to when we would conclude such a matter, but I am unable to do that at this time.
Further Return To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Second supplementary, Mr. Dent.
Supplementary To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Mr. Speaker, recognizing that the Minister will have to discuss this with the federal government, I still think that what I am looking for is a commitment to undertake a review of this policy, and I do not think that is incumbent on any discussions with the federal Minister. I would think that this would be something where we could, at home -- whether the federal government is involved or not -- review the policy and the regulations and come up with our own permanent policy. So my question is again, will the Minister consider reviewing these policies with an eye to making a permanent policy within the life of this Legislature? Can we get some sort of a commitment?
Supplementary To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Social Services.
Further Return To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I will endeavour to make that one of my priorities, and with the help of the honourable Members, address that issue before the end of the Assembly.
Further Return To Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Question O135-12(1): Permanent Day-care Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Todd.
Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend our appreciation to Mr. Pollard who is now with us today. I thought maybe he was hiding. Yesterday Mr. Pollard indicated in a return to a question from Mr. Dent that he was going to attempt to supply this House with the revised budget and breakdown of expenditures with respect to Expo '92, and that he would provide a report outlining the expected benefits resulting from the participation at Expo in 1992, and he would also provide an outline of expenses and revenues in the GNWT's participation in Expo in 1986. Would the Minister consider putting a hold on further commitments on Expo '92 in Seville until such time as this House has been provided with the appropriate documentation to determine what the net impact to Northerners is of this expenditure?
Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.
Return To Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, as I stated the other day, this government has no intentions of pulling out of the exposition in Seville. If I were to say I was prepared to put the thing on hold right now, then I think a lot of our people out there who are corporate sponsors and partners in this particular venture, the people who we have offered jobs to, the people we have signed contracts with, the people we have agreed to buy carvings from and handicrafts, the people we entered into negotiations on fish and musk-ox with, would all see that this project was in jeopardy. I am not prepared to say that at this particular time or in the future.
Mr. Speaker, I will supply the information to all Members of the House that Mr. Dent requested yesterday under a written question. But we have no intentions of pulling out of the exposition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Todd.
Supplementary To Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the total budget for Expo is four million dollars. Is the Minister prepared to put his department and his reputation on the line, that that department will meet those commitments, or if there are significant overruns in Expo, that he will be accountable for it?
Supplementary To Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Question O136-12(1): Possibility Of Pulling Out Of Expo '92 Commitments
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.