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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Deputy Premier, Mr. Arlooktoo.

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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South

Mr. Speaker, I informed the House last week that we would be announcing the policy this week, but I had also made a commitment to Nunavut Caucus that I would brief them fully before I proceeded. The briefing to Nunavut Caucus will be this evening and the government will be making its announcement on article 24.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Picco.

Question 155-13(3): Tabling Of All GNWT Contracts
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May 5th, 1996

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Edward Picco Iqaluit

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on May 1, 1996, 1 asked the Premier if he would consider publishing a list of contracts which are sole-source. The Premier replied, and I quote from the unedited Hansard: "We already have and we do table all sole-source contracts and negotiated contracts." I have had the opportunity to review the list of tabled documents since 1991 and have been unable to find this document which lists all sole-source contracts. Would the Premier please inform this House as to whether or not the government does, in fact, regularly table all sole-source contracts and negotiated contracts? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Premier, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is my understanding that we have always tabled all negotiated contracts as well as sole-source contracts in this House. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

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Edward Picco Iqaluit

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can't find them. The accountability of government to the public when spending funds must be visible. Publishing a list of sole-source/negotiated contracts would provide accountability and ensure that the public money is being spent in a manner that is in the public interest. Would the Premier be willing to publish a list of contracts and ensure that this document is indeed tabled in the House? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

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Edward Picco Iqaluit

Mr. Speaker, I'm very pleased to hear that it will be tabled and the public will be able to see. Can I ask the Minister when he expects this to happen?

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It was my understanding we had done it previously on an annual basis and we will continue to do that on an annual basis. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Picco.

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Edward Picco Iqaluit

As I said, Mr. Speaker, I have spent quite a few hours in the library looking for the documents, and I went back to 1991 and I couldn't find this annual report. Maybe the Minister could tell me what the report is called so I can find it and look for it. It hasn't been tabled as far as I could see.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It will be a pleasure for me to help Mr. Picco find those documents, and we will table them in the future on an annual basis. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Krutko.

David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Social Services, Mr. Ng, with regard to the Tl'oondih Healing Camp, south of Fort McPherson. To date, I have not received any information back with regard to the costs for operating other institutions such as in southern Canada, Bellwood, the program out of Hay River and Yellowknife, and the costs of operating these facilities. To date, the Government of the Northwest Territories has agreed to contribute $300,000 to the Tl'oondih Healing Society which is not core funding. I would like to state that this is not core funding. These funds are an advance against future clients.

In the last year, the program has run five programs which have consisted of 220 clients. To date, they have a waiting list of over 250 individuals who want to get into this program, yet, for some reason or another -- I'm not too sure if it's political or it's based on the emphasis that because this program been established with funds from the Gwich'in land claims -- they feel that the obligation of this government is not there. If we can afford to pay somewhere in the range of $400 a day to send someone to Bellwood in southern Canada for three months, yet are willing to pay a measly $100 a day for an individual to run a program which costs in the neighbourhood of almost $150 a day to house someone and maintain the individual in this camp, will the Minister consider relooking at this issue and consider us as any other healing program or alcohol program in the Northwest Territories which has been funded fully for the last number of years in the neighbourhood of $1 million a year?

The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Tl'oondih operation has developed very recently. As I believe I had indicated earlier in this House, there was a meeting of all operators, executive directors and board directors of the alcohol and drug treatment facilities from throughout the Northwest Territories a few weeks ago to discuss the very issue of how they would be funded in the future, how they would determine their programs to not compete directly with each other if at all possible, how to stop the leakage of dollars going to southern treatment centres so we can expand the services and facilities we have in the North to better accommodate our residents. What I would like to do is a get a detailed briefing on what took place during those discussions -- in which the operators of Tl'oondih were also present -- before I advise the Member on the direction that we're heading. But, generally, I can say that, within a few years, we're heading towards a per them payment to all treatment facilities. That was something that was, to my understanding, agreed upon at that meeting by all operators. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question was with regard to core funding. The other operations are presently funded with core funding to operate and maintain these facilities, but in this case, the $300,000 that you're talking about, is the pay for individual beds for individuals to go through the program. Is this facility going to be receiving core funding for operational funds like any other facility?

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Ng.