Not previously authorized, $90,000.
Debates of March 2nd, 1994
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Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Bill 13: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Department Of Justice
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Justice, operations and maintenance, not previously authorized, directorate, $220,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Who authorizes a coroner's inquest on fatalities?
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, there are coroners across the Northwest Territories and they are administered to by the chief coroner. Coroners may order inquests themselves. They may do it in consultation with people in the community. They may do it in consultation with people in the community and the chief coroner, or the chief coroner may suggest this is an area where this should be dealt with by way of inquest. There are a number of things that can happen there, Mr. Chairman. It is generally the local coroner who makes that kind of decision. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
So has the number of fatalities increased over the years to warrant an increase in the budget, or it is because we have more coroners out there that's causing the increase in the budget?
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, over the years, in 1990 there were 108 coroners' cases: in 1991, there were 110 coroners' cases; in 1992, 147 coroners' cases; and, in 1993, 131 coroners' cases. Respectively, in those four years, the number of autopsies went from 12, 29, 54 and then back down to 46. Mr. Chairman, it's not the coroner's call on whether it's
a coroner's case if that's clearly laid down in law and when people such as the RCMP or people in a hospital, under certain conditions, have knowledge of a fatality that comes under the Coroner's Act then they have to notify a coroner. It's not something that can be driven by a coroner, as you well know, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Mr. Chairman, thank you. Being on the Standing Committee on Finance, I was able to receive the report from the executive director of the Northwest Territories Legal Aid, through the Minister of Justice, about the steps the board is taking to implement the recommendations of Strength at Two Levels, the Legal Services Board's task force on legal aid, the Department of Justice's legal aid action plan and The Justice House report on gender equality. I think that good progress is being made by this new executive director and the board. So I am quite satisfied with the progress.
There is just one comment I would like to make before we approve this. That is, in my opinion, it should be a priority that the Department of Justice consult with the Law Society and prepare a new legal aid tariff which would specify what is known as "A" priority limitations, in contrast to the present after the fact taxation system of billing. I think this would simplify the review of accounts. I think there is nothing wrong with establishing ceilings in advance on certain kinds of work, and I think that that would also result in cost-savings. I would just like to put those comments on the record, Mr. Chairman. I know that work is being considered. In my view, it should be given a priority. Thank you.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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