Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Picco.
Debates of Oct. 15th, 1997
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Return To Question 682-13(4): Municipal Financing Review
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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October 14th, 1997
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance and I see he is not here. I will ask my question to the Minister of Education Culture and Employment. My question is concerning student financial assistance. Mr. Speaker, the Minister has set up a student financial assistance forum that has been touring the territories investigating concerns with student financial assistance. I wonder if the Minister could update this House on the status of that forum? Thank you.
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Again, I would like to remind the Members, when Members are not in the House, not to mention them by name when they are not here.
Return To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the ministerial forum has concluded their public consultation. They have been writing the report, and I expect to have the report delivered to me by the end of October or early November, at the latest. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.
Supplementary To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when the Minister receives the report would he be tabling that in the House for all Members and the public to have an opportunity to see? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will. I have promised to share the report with the Standing Committee on Social Programs at our next meeting in December. Soon after the House sits, following that, I will table the report.
Further Return To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.
Supplementary To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the ideas behind the committee looking at student financial assistance was because the Minister was looking at introducing some changes. I wonder if the Minister now will be delaying any type of change to student financial assistance until indeed the report is tabled in this House and that the Members of the committees have had a chance to look at that in conjunction with the changes that are being anticipated? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the intention was always to discuss in this House the changes or potential changes the program may have to undertake and to institute the changes in the fall of 1998, at the earliest. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
Question 683-13(4): Ministerial Forum On Student Financial Assistance
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mrs. Groenewegen.
Question 684-13(4): Assistance To NWT Fisherman
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Minister of Finance. Today in my Member's statement I attempted to outline what I think is a measure that could be taken that would be of considerable assistance to the Northwest Territories fishermen. Is the Minister prepared to direct his staff to examine the ramifications of changing the tax implications to off-road vessels and vehicles through some form of tax rebate? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 684-13(4): Assistance To NWT Fisherman
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Would the Premier like to respond to that? Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will take the question as notice. Thank you.
Return To Question 684-13(4): Assistance To Nwt Fisherman
Question 684-13(4): Assistance To NWT Fisherman
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The question is taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Henry.
Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of NWT Health Care System
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to Mr. Ng, the Minister of Health, regarding Northwest Territories' health cards. Mr. Speaker, concerns have been brought to me regarding the blatant abuse of the Northwest Territories' health care system whereby southern workers coming north on a seasonal or a temporary basis use the Northwest Territories health card system to supply proof of residency for northern employment. I have been advised of cases whereby employers are actually endorsing this practice, in order to supply the northern employee component for contracts to receive benefits such as a BIP. The question to the Minister is, what mechanism does this department have in place to verify applicants have indeed been permanent residents of the Northwest Territories for three months prior to receiving their Northwest Territories' health card approval. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of NWT Health Care System
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.
Return To Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of Nwt Health Care System
Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of NWT Health Care System
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not aware of that answer. So I will find out and advise the Member accordingly.
Return To Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of Nwt Health Care System
Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of NWT Health Care System
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Henry.
Supplementary To Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of Nwt Health Care System
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister be able to provide the annual number of applicants who request a Northwest Territories' health care card for the last few years? We can then compare those numbers of residents who have migrated into the Northwest Territories and figure that against the Northwest Territories' statistics. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of Nwt Health Care System
Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of NWT Health Care System
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
Further Return To Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of Nwt Health Care System
Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of NWT Health Care System
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we will try to do that as well. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of Nwt Health Care System
Question 685-13(4): Abuse Of NWT Health Care System
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Mr. Roland.