Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Looking at the figures of the vacancy rate and so on, the Minister says it was taken into consideration. When you take Inuvik's beds out of the picture, 14 percent, you are still looking at a high vacancy rate. This vacancy is over the last number of years. My concern is when division comes, as we are going that way, when everything is settled down in the Western Territory, my concern is where the facilities will be? As I made my member's statement today, there we will be, out of sight, out of mind. We seem far enough north that our concerns are unvoiced or have little attention paid to them. That is the way the community feels and the regions feel. That has been that way for some time, not only with this government. In this day and age, it seems to be impacting even more. Mr. Chairman, with saying that, I would like to make a motion.
Floyd Roland 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 20th, 1997
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