Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I was not sure where to raise this issue. Over the past few days we have raised concerns about a number of gaps. The Auditor General's report, for example, identified failures with respect to the department's use of research information. I realize the department does not have a proper research lab as you would have in other jurisdictions to do the kind of sophisticated research work, but they do collect some very important information which I am sure other jurisdictions would find very useful. We had a great deal of discussion recently over E. coli, for example, and last week we also had the discussion on AIDS and HIV. What is difficult to understand is, why has the position of the territorial epidemiologist not been filled? It is a position, I believe, which deals with the entire business of transmittable diseases, and this position has not been filled for quite a long time. Could we have some explanation as to why that position has not been filled?
Brian Lewis on Bill 17: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94
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Bill 17: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 29th, 1993
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
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