Mr. Speaker, I have some information about that request. I cannot just put my hands on it at the moment, but I can tell the honourable Member that the Department of Social Services is taking community transfers very seriously. We have a person assigned within the department specifically to deal with those requests, and there are a number of them in the Northwest Territories. The procedure, Mr. Speaker, is that the coordination of these transfers will be undertaken by the Ministry of Aboriginal and Intergovernmental Affairs, but once the overall approval is given, then negotiations will be undertaken at the community level through the department concerned, and the appropriate regional staff. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Dennis Patterson on Question O877-12(2): Transfer Of Social Assistance Responsibility
In the Legislative Assembly on September 29th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question O877-12(2): Transfer Of Social Assistance Responsibility
Question O877-12(2): Transfer Of Social Assistance Responsibility
Item 5: Oral Questions
September 28th, 1992
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
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