Agreed.
Debates of Feb. 19th, 1997
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Some Hon. Members
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Do we agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Next page, Support and health services administration, operations and maintenance. Total operations and maintenance is $98,587,000. Mr. Picco, you had better get in your seat if you want to be recognized. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question, I will start with the health boards. On this area, we have heard of medical travel being very expensive. I would like to know from the Minister, what the dollars were for each health board when it comes to medical travel?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Minister for Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Medical travel for the Stanton Board, 1997-98 these are the estimates $2,039,883. For the Baffin $4,656,110, Inuvik, $2,549,854, Keewatin, $5,193,354, Kitikmeot, $2,719,844, Fort Smith, $339,981 and unallocated $4,406,974. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
We have been reviewing support and administration of Health and Social Services. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The unallocated, what would that be used for, was it $4,406,000.?
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The Chair John Ningark
Qujannamiik. Mr. Minister.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is the forced growth amount that would still have to be distributed through the boards. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Roland.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
I will ask Mr. Ramsden to speak to that, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Ramsden.
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Ramsden
Mr. Chairman, we are still reviewing the results that each board has been able to achieve this year, in terms of managing the volume of traffic. We are still assessing the price increases that have recently been put in place in the major carriers. We will use those factors to finish doing the allocation. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Total operations and maintenance. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Do you have the numbers of previous years spent on medical travel by the boards and what are they?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. I have Mr. Roland and Mr. Picco in that order. Mr. Minister.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We do not have that information here, but I could provide that to the Member. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Total operations and maintenance. Question number five, Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The information would be very useful, especially in this area. This seems to be an occurrence that happens every year, where medical travel dollars are insufficient to cover things. I think it would be important in the management of this, to find out where those dollars are going and what they are being spent on. For example, I know that health boards contract out for their own services when it comes to emergency flights. That plays a very important role as to what expense they go through, to what level of service they have. For example, the Inuvik region's regular air carrier they have scheduled with a special plane. I think that plays a big role as to the cost of transportation per flight. I would like to have that kind of information available to me. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Minister.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Minister. We will provide as much of the detail that we have on that to the honourable Member. Thank you.