Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question will be for the Minister of Health. Mr. Speaker, the Minister delivered an address to the membership of the N.W.T. Health Care
Association at their annual general meeting in Yellowknife, on September 21.
One of the things that he said, which I think is worthy of close attention, is when talking about relations between board managers and their departmental counterparts, the Minister commented that I will attempt to provide career development opportunities through term assignments and rotation. He also commented that it might become a matter of principle, that no one would reach a senior position in the department, without appropriate board experience, and vice versa.
Mr. Speaker, that sounds to me like it could be coded for an intentions to parachute departmental officials into management positions within current health and hospital boards in order to run them, according to headquarters priorities.
Will the Minister indicate, to the House, whether he is currently planning to arrange secondments that would transfer departmental officials from headquarters into management positions within hospital or health boards in the Northwest Territories?