We have Supplementary Appropriation No. 5, 1992-93. We will go on to details. Agreed?
Debates of Dec. 8th, 1993
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Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Department Of Personnel
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Page 6, Supplementary Appropriation No. 5, 1992-93, Personnel, operations and maintenance, employee benefits, not previously authorized, $684,000. Agreed?
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
All right. Total department, $684,000. Agreed?
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Department Of Justice
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Page 7, Justice, operations and maintenance, police services, not previously authorized, $146,000. Agreed?
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Total department, $146,000. Agreed?
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Department Of Health
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Page 8, Health, operations and
maintenance, territorial hospital insurance services, not previously authorized, $76,000. Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister advised us that these are the supps to the end of March, 1993. What is the current estimate of the debt, the amount of the health billings dispute at this date?
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, the balance outstanding at March 31, 1993, was $86.682 million and it relates to the fiscal years 1986-87 to 1992-93. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Page 8. Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
I am curious as to what the estimate debt is, as of today.
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, I am estimating the debt as of today at a little over $100 million.
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Supplementary appropriation, Mr. Koe.
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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Fred Koe Inuvik
What is the status of negotiations with the federal Department of Health, at this stage, on recovery of that debt?
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, at the present time, our lawyers are proceeding with our court case. Within the next 48 hours, I will have before me the total picture on not only the dollar amounts, because we have known that all along, but where those dollars relate to, the different agreements that are covered by the dollars that we feel are owing to us and the respective amounts of each of those agreements in dollar form. This is the information that I require to enable me to authorize the next step of the negotiations, whereby there will be some discussion with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs and, after that, we will be passing the information on to our lawyers to discuss with lawyers representing DIAND. I anticipate knowing a little more about where we are at with negotiations, probably by January 15, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 79-12(4): To Amend Schedule To Bill 1, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Territorial hospital insurance services. Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
This government is still pursuing the litigation, through court, on trying to settle this debt. Is that the case?
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December 8th, 1993
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Minister.