Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This question is to the Honourable Kelvin Ng, Minister for Health and Social Services, and the Honourable Charles Dent, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. In view of a recent report on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in children in Inuvik, and the growing identification of Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, the question arises, if these percentages are common for most communities in the north? The fact remains that the diagnosis is a health issue and the subsequent challenge of educating these children is a Department of Education responsibility. Will the Honourable Kelvin Ng and the Honourable Charles Dent clearly identify for the House and the public, what initiatives they propose to take to deal with these pervasive and endemic problems?
Jane Groenewegen on Written Question 5-13(4): Attention Deficit Syndrome/disorder
In the Legislative Assembly on January 29th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Written Question 5-13(4): Attention Deficit Syndrome/disorder
Item 7: Written Questions
January 28th, 1997
Page 264
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