Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The job description for the Akaitcho Hall dorm supervisor states that the duties and responsibilities encompass those normally assumed by parents in the operation of a good home. This is in the job description. Would the Minister reassure this House that the department would not condone a laissez faire parenting style in which care-givers are encouraged to do nothing, even when the whereabouts of their children is unknown for five or six days? Mahsi cho.
Debates of Feb. 17th, 1992
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Supplementary To Question O43-12(2): Review Of Policies And Procedures Of Akaitcho Hall Residence
Question O43-12(2): Review Of Policies And Procedures Of Akaitcho Hall Residence
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Supplementary To Question O43-12(2): Review Of Policies And Procedures Of Akaitcho Hall Residence
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Return To Question O43-12(2): Review Of Policies And Procedures Of Akaitcho Hall Residence
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Mr. Speaker, when I have adequate time to review the current situation and have had time to review the job descriptions of those people who hold those positions, I will try and find solutions to the problem.
Return To Question O43-12(2): Review Of Policies And Procedures Of Akaitcho Hall Residence
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Koe.
Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. A question to the Minister of Health. Is the Minister aware of the highly volatile situation between the staff and the management at the Inuvik Regional Hospital?
Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Whitford, Minister of Health.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I am aware that there are concerns in that area but I did not realize they were highly volatile.
Return To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
Supplementary To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What steps will the Minister be taking to try to resolve the situation?
Supplementary To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Whitford.
Further Return To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the words are "is taking" rather than "will be taking". The department is appraising the situation continuously. It is not something going unnoticed. They are involved in looking into it.
Further Return To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
Supplementary To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Minister proceed immediately with a full investigation into the complaints raised by staff?
Supplementary To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Whitford.
Further Return To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe we are already dealing with the complaints that have been ongoing for some time. These things cannot be dealt with all at once, but I think we are looking at the concerns. If there are any new ones I will certainly advise the department to bring me up to speed on them.
Further Return To Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
Question O44-12(2): Volatile Situation At Inuvik Regional Hospital
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Pudluk.
Question O45-12(2): Southerners Owning Homes In Both The South And The North
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Ludy Pudluk High Arctic
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question to the Minister responsible for Housing. On Monday, December 16, 1991, page 123 of Hansard, I asked Question W10-12(1), Southerners Owning Homes in Both the South and the North. That question has never been replied to. Will the Minister reply this session?
Question O45-12(2): Southerners Owning Homes In Both The South And The North
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin, Minister of Housing.
Question O45-12(2): Southerners Owning Homes In Both The South And The North
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take it under advisement.
Question O45-12(2): Southerners Owning Homes In Both The South And The North
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
The question is taken as notice. Mr. Todd.
Question O46-12(2): Workers' Compensation Board Opinion Re Injured Workers
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board. Recently the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Board told the press that injured workers could not be given lump sum payments for disability pensions because "They sometimes react to the windfall like lottery winners."
Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe the chairman, speaking on behalf of the board, actually had the gall to suggest that some workers spend their money too quickly and then are worse off five years later. My question is: Does the Minister share the chairman's obviously paternalistic opinion that injured workers must be supervised like little lottery winners who lack the self-control to manage their money?
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Question O46-12(2): Workers' Compensation Board Opinion Re Injured Workers
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board, Mr. Patterson.
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I certainly would not be so foolish as to ever admit to sharing anyone else's paternalistic opinions, so I would answer that question in the negative, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question O46-12(2): Workers' Compensation Board Opinion Re Injured Workers
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Todd.
Supplementary To Question O46-12(2): Workers' Compensation Board Opinion Re Injured Workers
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Mr. Speaker, I know that since Mr. Patterson has assumed this portfolio, he has had access to a wealth of studies and written materials on the theory and administration of workers' compensation boards. Has the Minister come across any studies carried out in this or other jurisdictions which support the chairman's claim that workers who receive lump sum disability payments are worse off five years later? Is there any evidence to this effect?