Mr. Speaker, the Member raises a very good point. I think I will pursue it with the other Members of the steering committee, which is mandated to carry out the detailed work set out by the committee of political leaders. There will be a meeting of this group within the next few weeks and I will bring it to their attention and prepare, on the assumption that they will agree, some sort of a package that will provide information, to meet the interest of all people of the western Arctic. Thank you.
Debates of April 1st, 1993
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Further Return To Question 685-12(3): Public Information On Western Constitutional Development Process
Question 685-12(3): Public Information On Western Constitutional Development Process
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Further Return To Question 685-12(3): Public Information On Western Constitutional Development Process
Question 685-12(3): Public Information On Western Constitutional Development Process
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Patterson.
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Finance about the formula financing agreement. Mr. Speaker, it appears that funding provided under that agreement for specific program areas devolved from the federal government to our government, such as health, has not been sufficient. I did ask some questions, on March 16, about revisions to the formula and was advised there were certain exemptions being advanced to the federal government for certain program areas. My question for the Minister is, could he tell the House if there is now a process in place to look at and evaluate the overall adequacy of the formula financing agreement. Thank you.
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
Return To Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
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John Pollard Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what the committee will be doing, and it will take place on the 21 or 22 of this month, is looking at how the present agreement is working. Obviously, we can make references to the old agreement that was in place. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Supplementary To Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, is it the object of the Minister of Finance to conclude any review process and negotiations before the expected fall federal election and the uncertainty that will create? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, there will be some meetings this summer with regard to the formula we have at the present time. As I said before, those meetings include the Yukon, the Treasury Board, DIAND and Finance Canada. Obviously, we are not very pleased with the way our formula is working at the present time and we would like some changes made. As to making arrangements for the next agreement and having all of those things ironed out and in place by this fall, no, Mr. Speaker, there will not be a new agreement before this fall. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Question 686-12(3): Negotiations On The Formula Financing Agreement
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question I would like to direct to the Minister of Health. One of the health program areas that was transferred from the federal government in 1988 was the dental service program. This included the management and direction of periodontic services. Mr. Speaker, I understand that a periodontist is a dentist specializing in surgical procedures of gums and tissues around teeth, a problem that many northerners face. I understand also, Mr. Speaker, that there are no specialists in this field in the Northwest Territories yet and that this government sends many patients south each year to have this specialized work done. Considering the great costs of sending people south to perform this work, has the Minister considered whether it would be more cost-effective to bring one of these specialists here to practice on a permanent basis?
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike.
Return To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are a number of specialists who are being looked at that we need in the north right now. It is in the process.
Return To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recognize that there are areas that are being considered, but are the periodontic services being considered as part of this general review that you are doing?
Supplementary To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike.
Further Return To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Sorry, Mr. Speaker, I could not get my translating clip on fast enough to catch the answer. I gather the answer was, yes. Because of the great numbers of people who do go out which we are ultimately responsible for through this government, can the Minister provide this House, as soon
as possible, with an estimate of how many government employees are sent south for periodontic work.
Supplementary To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike.
Further Return To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will provide you with an answer.
Further Return To Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Question 687-12(3): Establishment Of A Permanent Periodontist In The Nwt
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Koe.
Question 688-12(3): Federal Government's Control Of Patient Health Records
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Health. Under the terms of the health transfer agreement in 1988, the federal government was to continue to have control over patient records in the Northwest Territories regional health facilities and the territories would hold these on behalf of the federal government. It is now five years since the transfer took place, can the Minister advise the House if the federal government still retains control over patient records in the Northwest Territories regional health facilities?
Question 688-12(3): Federal Government's Control Of Patient Health Records
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike.
Question 688-12(3): Federal Government's Control Of Patient Health Records
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take the question as notice.