Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can commit that certainly the results of our plan would be distributed to treatment centres that are interested so they could have an opportunity to have some input into the development of this policy, prior to it being finalized. Thank you.
Debates of Nov. 12th, 1998
This is page numbers 371 - 406 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was yellowknife.
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Further Return To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Further Return To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
Supplementary To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe it is imperative that communities, especially aboriginal communities, play a very active role in this study and report because of the problem I have had to deal with in this House in the last three years, especially dealing with the problems and concerns I have in my riding, which seem to be making a lot of headlines lately. I would like to ask the Minister exactly how does he see the involvement of these groups in this initiative and will they be actively involved in it?
Supplementary To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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November 11th, 1998
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
Further Return To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Addictions
Further Return To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I indicated, they will have an opportunity to see the results of what is being planned and have an opportunity to have some input into that process by suggesting any changes, or confirming if we are heading in the right direction, in respect to those youth treatment services. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
Supplementary To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I heard the Minister say they will be actively involved. Will there be a public consultation process where there will be workshops in all communities, in the regions, so that you do have access to all outlining communities, and this initiative does not only become a Yellowknife initiative?
Supplementary To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
Further Return To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are no plans right now to have extensive community consultations, otherwise we would not be able to put together anything in a timely fashion, in order to try and address these needs. What I had indicated is that for interested stakeholders, we will make available whatever policy is put in place, to give them an opportunity to review it and have some input into what is being contemplated. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
Question 210-13(6): Treatment Of Youth Addictions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Mr. Barnabas.
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as per my Member's statement earlier, I would like to ask the Minister of Education how the department monitors the students who are applying for grants and loans under the Student Financial Assistance? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.
Return To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, everyone is treated the same under our Student Financial Assistance Program. A prospective student applies using the forms which are provided by the department. They fill out the forms, and return them to the department and the level of support is then assessed according to the responses from the student. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.
Supplementary To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my next supplementary question is, are these sufficient loans or grants for the student's support? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is important to point out that the name of the program is Student Financial Assistance. It was not intended to be a program that provides 100 percent of the costs to students. It is recognized that students must also rely on their friends and family and on finding part-time work when they are not in school. The program could not afford to cover 100 percent of the cost for all of the applicants for Student Financial Assistance in the territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.
Supplementary To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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Levi Barnabas High Arctic
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, some of these students are not from here, they are from outside of Yellowknife. It costs a lot of money, especially in the High Arctic area, when you have to send money to the student or anywhere else from outside of Yellowknife. They have to pay the amount of money they are sending plus fees and things like that. Mr. Speaker, my next question is, how does the Department of Education check to see if they are sufficient? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to note that most students travel to take their education. Not all students travel just to Yellowknife, but a considerable number travel to Fort Smith, Inuvik, Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit, and Cambridge Bay, the regional centres, in order to take their training in northern colleges. Other students travel across Canada to attend university and southern colleges. The program is the same for all students in the Northwest Territories, and the students themselves will have to determine when they need to apply for additional assistance. We do offer programs such as needs-assessed loans, which the student can, after they have used up their grants, apply for. As the name would suggest, that is based on an assessment of the student's needs. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
Question 211-13(6): Student Financial Assistance Applications
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Mr. Picco.
Question 212-13(6): Nursing Access Program
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on my earlier question on the access program for nursing, Mr. Speaker, the Nursing Access Program. We already had the first year of that access program as we have ascertained. We have people who completed the first year. I wonder, could the Minister elaborate on who or what department does the Department of Education consult with on the offering to fund the Nursing Access Program again for the first year, beginning in January? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 212-13(6): Nursing Access Program
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Just to remind the Members, when you direct your question to a Minister, to say so. The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.