Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. That is the wish of the committee?
Debates of Feb. 21st, 1997
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the area of alcohol and drug and the funding spent in this area, is it divided into the areas of residential treatment aftercare and detoxification? If they are, what amounts are being spent in those areas?
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in the residential treatment side of things, it is approximately three and a quarter million dollars and it is approximately $250,000 in the detox side that we call residential treatment. Over and above that is approximately $3.9 million, if my memory serves me correctly, in community alcohol and drug programs that provide some of the support services at the community level, the assessments, aftercare, pre-care and those types of program initiatives. As well, there is also approximately $600,000 in the treatment side for the youth inhalant program. Thank you.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, not specifically but as I indicated it is in the community alcohol and drug funding of approximately $4 million, where some of those services would be provided. Thank you.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Ng. I have total operations and maintenance, $142,171,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday, the Minister did not have a chance to answer my question that I had asked him at the break. I wonder if he could answer it now.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Mr. Chairman, I cannot, although I know some of the thrust of where the honourable Member was coming from, maybe for the record it would be better if he could repeat his question so that we could try to properly address it. Thank you.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday, the Minister indicated that some of the money that goes to the regions for treatment would be paid on a per bed basis. Some of that money could also go to mobile treatment and perhaps other things, I suppose. He did not indicate anything else. My concern, Mr. Chairman, is the possibility exists that there is not one treatment centre that could get 100 percent of the money they are eligible for. If there is a fixed pot of money, some of that money can be used for mobile treatment and other things. I wanted the Minister to clarify whether or not the possibility exists that every one of the treatment centres we fund could be in a deficit at the end of the year.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as I believe I indicated yesterday, yes, that is a possibility. However, we recognize that issue and we had undertaken a process of monitoring the occupancy levels and the financial situations of the treatment centres, which I committed to, to ensure their financial sustainability was not adversely affected by the lack of clientele that would be going through those centres. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Before I recognize Mr. Erasmus if he wished to ask another question, I would like to recognize in the gallery, the wrestling team from Gjoa Haven, coach Michael Ellsworth, wrestlers Joseph Konana, Silas Atkichok, Jonathan Puqiqnak, Kevin Tungilik, Mark Karlik and Stanley Porter.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday the Minister had indicated the communities might be able to use some of that treatment money for mobile treatment. Is there anything else the communities could use that money for?