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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Madam Speaker, the person who the honourable Member is referring to is presently having discussions with myself and the deputy minister to discuss what areas of work we have identified, which I outlined roughly the other day. What areas he may be interested in, if any, and what type of other opportunities may be available to him within the ministry and perhaps in other areas of the government. That has not been concluded at this time. Thank you.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.

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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Since there were several people who were dedicated to that task of working with the Minister on renewal of our Canadian constitution, and since that is dead now, and the only constitution that is going on that we are directly involved in is developing the constitution for the western Arctic, has some thought been given to returning those individuals to assist with that process, even though I know it is not a government-run project, we still support it.

Supplementary To Question 144-12(5): Location And Status Of Mr. B. Funston
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The Speaker

Thank you. Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs, Mr. Kakfwi.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Madam Speaker, the government and myself, as Minister, have given that some serious thought. The message has been conveyed to the chairman of the Constitutional Development Steering Committee that if there is staff available in the government who they are interested in and if the Members who make up the steering committee wish to request government staff, they have been told to feel free to do so. Thank you.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.

Question 145-12(5): Status Of Medevac Policy
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February 17th, 1994

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Health. It is my understanding that the department is developing a medevac policy for air carriers. I would like to ask the Minister what the status of that policy is and what areas are taken into consideration in that policy?

The Speaker

Thank you. Minister of Health, Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The department has developed two papers. One deals with medevac standards for the aircraft and the other one deals with staff. Those two papers have been given to the health boards and we are anticipating their responses in the next little while. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Are regionally-based air charter operations taken into account in the development of these policies?

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The Speaker

Thank you. Minister of Health, Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It doesn't deal with where the aircraft comes from. That is the next stage. This merely deals with the standards of the aircraft that are required to medevac patients between communities in the Northwest Territories and out of the Northwest Territories. Once we have established those and the boards have agreed with us on the standards, we will sit down with the boards in April, in Spence Bay, and discuss how we go about making aircraft available to health boards for the efficient transportation of people in the Northwest Territories who need urgent medical care. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Currently, who determines where the aircraft originate for medevacs? Thank you.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Minister of Health, Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Madam Speaker, the medevac area is very complex and I am approaching it with some caution. So you will have to excuse me. There was a problem that brought this to light and it was raised by Mr. Dent some time ago. So we are working our way through the process now. We have developed the terms of reference and standards for the medevac policy, in consultation with the experts in the field and have provided that to the health boards. The health boards have advised me that they will look at these documents and this is a good step, but we want to be actively involved with you in how to decide which aircraft to choose and where those aircraft should be located. I will say that I have told the health boards that I am more interested in regional aircraft, than having one central aircraft facility. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Ballantyne.

Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Finance concerning the payroll tax. Again, referring to the form, as the Minister looks into the details of what is on this form, there is another real problem. Taxpayers are asked to put down their gross annual remuneration and the calculation is times .01 to get their payroll tax calculation. The problem, of course, is this was started on July 1. So if they put their gross annual remuneration times .01, they will pay twice as much tax as they should and a lot of people are confused by this. I wonder if the Minister would look into this also?

The Speaker

Thank you. Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. We have always made it quite clear that this did not come into effect and affect us for one whole year. So there is no intention to try to scoop a wind-fall profit. I will look into the matter. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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The Speaker

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Health. Madam Speaker, yesterday, in response to a question that I asked the Minister of Social Services, the House was advised that along with her department, the departments of Health and Justice were involved in responding to the recommendations of the family law review. I was aware of the involvement of the Department of Justice, but was not aware that Health was involved. Which recommendations from the family law review is the Department of Health planning to respond to?

The Speaker

Thank you. Minister of Health, Mr. Pollard.

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I think yesterday there was some mistranslation. I believe the Minister of Social Services was responding to the collective committee between Education, Health and Social Services that is responding to the concerns and recommendations made in the Health report that Mr. Dent tabled in this House last fall. The Department of Health is only there when they are asked to be involved by other departments with regard to the family law review. Thank you.