It seems that my questions, Madam Chair, seem to add up to five very fast. Thank you, Madam Chairperson. My question, my final supplementary of my five questions and I will have to make sure that it was five. No, I did not challenge the chair. My question is continuing on the same line of questioning on the funding for health boards. I have had, like I said, some very major concerns with the financial cutbacks to our health boards, with layoffs of employees and trying to cover off these essential areas. Now, under the formula financing that we are talking about here, this new formula for health boards, does that also factor in the forced growth amounts for the communities? For example, in my community because it is going to be the capital of Nunavut, we can already see an increase of population. Will those types of things be factored in, so that the monies are available for the health board so they can do the job to take care of people? Yes, thank you, Mr. Roland. It is not in the flippant manner at all because we are looking, for example in our case, our hospital serves 13,000 people with the lowest vacancy rates in the Territories. So, it is a very serious concern with the monies available to provide the essential services. So, my question again is, are they based on the historical amount plus a factor for factoring a forced growth for those years that the formula will cover? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Edward Picco on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 19th, 1997
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
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