Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, I am not certain on that specific eligibility and I will include that in the information that I provide for the Member. Thank you.
Debates of Oct. 10th, 1997
Topics
Further Return To Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Further Return To Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.
Supplementary To Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, should the Minister find that benefits are not available in the provinces, would he undertake to take action to ensure that similar benefits are available in the provinces without difficulty to aboriginal people when they travel there? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
Further Return To Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if that is the case we can certainly bring forward the issue to Medical Services Branch of Health and Welfare Canada, but as I indicated earlier, it is a federal program. They outline all the criteria in respect to the eligibility of individuals and how they can access those non-insured health benefits. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Question 663-13(4): Changes To Non-insured Health Benefits
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Barnabas.
Question 664-13(4): Overcrowding At Arctic Bay School
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in Arctic Bay we have 99 students attending high school and recently there has been a cut in staff. Most of the students attend in the morning and most of the other students attend the evening. My question is will the Minister of Education address this problem? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 664-13(4): Overcrowding At Arctic Bay School
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.
Return To Question 664-13(4): Overcrowding At Arctic Bay School
Question 664-13(4): Overcrowding At Arctic Bay School
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member brought this issue to my attention a couple of days ago and I have looked into it. One thing that is important to note is, that in some ways, this is a good news story as there are more students in school than were expected this year. There was a significant increase in the numbers of students attending, or it appears that there were. It was not projected and we are not sure what the cause was. The problem is made worse because there is a program of renovation on at the school right now. We are adding classrooms to the school and that has caused some space constraints because of the construction. That will be resolved within the next six weeks or so, we are hoping. The other problem in terms of having instruction available, we are going to be working with the DEA and the divisional education council to determine how many students are actually attending this year and see if the school has experienced, what we call an exceptional growth, which would then qualify them for extra funding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 664-13(4): Overcrowding At Arctic Bay School
Question 664-13(4): Overcrowding At Arctic Bay School
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Krutko.
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services. It is in regards to boarding homes. I have received a complaint from an elderly constituent of mine who came to Yellowknife for treatment who was supposed to go for a bunch of tests at the hospital, and she stayed in one of the local boarding homes. She complained that she was kept up all night because there was gambling going on in the facility. Is this the practice of this government to allow gambling in public facilities such as the boarding homes that this individual stayed at?
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.
Return To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is certainly not the practice of this government. We do not operate the boarding homes. Depending on the circumstances of which boarding homes the honourable Member is referring to, they are operated primarily by the boards that send the majority of the people to the boarding homes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
Supplementary To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is there a policy or is this facility licensed so we do not end up with what happened in the Gold Range, where this thing ends up in court because of gambling, that we somehow restrict that activity by putting in regulation? Are there some guidelines that these operators have to follow to ensure that the health and well-being of those people who do come from the outlying communities are taken care of and are able to get their sleep so that when they do go for treatment, they are well rested and they do not have to worry about what is going to happen the next day?
Supplementary To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
Further Return To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, I do not know the circumstances of which boarding home the honourable Member refers to. If it is a private home that the individual is boarded in, obviously we have a lot less control of what happens in those circumstances. But if it was a private home that was causing that type of a problem to a patient, where they were not getting the rest that they required, then we would take them off that list. If it is in respect to one of the major boarding homes that we contract and fund with, then certainly our policies and guidelines will be in place. If that was the case then we would institute measures to allow that not to happen. Mr. Speaker, what I will do is commit to speaking to the Member on these particular circumstances and deal with the matter right away. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Question period is over. I have received a note from a Member to return to Members' statements. I do not know who did it but I was wondering if - Mrs. Groenewegen.
Further Return To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to seek unanimous consent to return to item 3, Members' statements.
Further Return To Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Question 665-13(4): Boarding Home Operations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Member for Hay River is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 3, Members' statements. Do I have any nays? There are no nays. Mrs. Groenewegen, you have unanimous consent.
Member's Statement 468-13(4): Family Values
Revert To Item 3: Members' Statements
October 9th, 1997
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker and thank you colleagues. I apologize. I was a little ill prepared this morning and I am used to a few more Members' statements so I can get organized. But I was surprised this morning by only a couple.
Mr. Speaker, I observed with interest the recent gathering in Washington, DC of an estimated one million men. This was a public statement of men committed to returning to the traditional family and community values. Some of the basis of the Promise Keeper's Association are the practice of spiritual, moral, ethical, and sexual purity to break down racial barriers and to honour wives and children and to strive to live a life of love and compassion and above all to be accountable.
Spokespersons for various organizations went on the public record in the media as expressing fear in response to this movement called the Promise Keeper's. Although people through choice or circumstance live their lives in varied ways, I would like to, on this eve of Thanksgiving, state that I am thankful to have been raised and nurtured in a home with the benefit of a loving mother and father who espoused to the unique role that each parent brings to child rearing and family life. I, in turn, at the young age of 19 excepted a proposal of marriage from a man who has consistently displayed this commitment to the same values. After 20 years of marriage, my children and I enjoy the benefits of a husband and a father who has taken seriously his role in the family as the head and as the leader.
It is that covering, that protection, support and partnership that empowers me to enjoy a diverse career as a mother, a wife, a businesswoman, and a community leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
-- Applause
Member's Statement 468-13(4): Family Values
Revert To Item 3: Members' Statements
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. I also would like to recognize in the gallery some students that are taking the Nunavut training program under Nunavut Policy Co-management. I have looked at their names and I want to tell them I apologize if I do not say your name right. Okay?
There is David Akeeagok, Nicole Camphaug, Susan Makpah, Jaypeetie Arnakak, Heather Hay. Welcome to the Assembly.
-- Applause
We will be taking a break soon so you could correct me if I am wrong.
Item 7, written questions. We are still on Members' statements. Mr. Erasmus.
Member's Statement 469-13(4): Fairness And Equity
Revert To Item 3: Members' Statements
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On this Thanksgiving weekend I, too, would like to say thanks for the ability to live in this great country of ours, where we try to be fair and equitable to all our people and I hope later today that the Members in this House will be fair and equitable to all our constituents. Thank you.
Member's Statement 469-13(4): Fairness And Equity
Revert To Item 3: Members' Statements
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Members' statements. We are back to item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Antoine.
Tabled Document 109-13(4): Constitutional Working Group: Proposed Schedule Of Events (october 1997 - March 1999).
Item 13: Tabling Of Documents
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Constitutional Working Group, Proposed Schedule of Events, October 1997 to March 1999. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.