Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Ng.
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Committee Motion 24-13(5): Recommendation To Provide Additional Financial Support To The Tl'oondih Healing Society
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Committee Motion 24-13(5): Recommendation To Provide Additional Financial Support To The Tl'oondih Healing Society
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I welcome recommendations from this House and from Members of this House. What I was suggesting, Mr. Chairman, is we will put forward the recommendations when they come. What I am saying is, the boards know best and what their equipment needs are. It would be taken into strong consideration before we signed off and finalized what their capital expenditure would be, in respect to equipment and replacement. What I was suggesting is, if they have deficient equipment and they want it replaced as a priority. If it is a basic piece of equipment they require to function on a day-to-day basis, then it would take priority over a new piece of equipment that may not be as readily or deemed as high a priority of need, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Can the Minister be more precise in exactly
what that $700,000 is for? He mentioned it was for various equipment. Can he pin it down? Is it for x-ray machines, flood lights, elevators?
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Committee Motion 24-13(5): Recommendation To Provide Additional Financial Support To The Tl'oondih Healing Society
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, it is not identified yet. I think I have alluded to the fact that the boards come together and have their priority lists and we go over it with them and try to identify what the priority needs are within each region. We then allocate according to those priorities, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Contribution headquarters, total region, $1.850 million. Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I will try to ask this question again, if I can get an answer for it. I have asked it three times and I still have not received an answer. Can the Minister tell me exactly what the $700,000 is going to be spent on and what type of equipment it is going to be used for?
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Krutko, I believe the Minister did answer the question. They do not know exactly what the breakdown is. I believe the Minister did say they will work it out with the boards, but they did not identify it item by item which is the understanding I have. The question was answered, unless you want to rephrase it somehow. Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can the Minister give us information on the breakdown of the $700,000 in regard to this item?
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Committee Motion 24-13(5): Recommendation To Provide Additional Financial Support To The Tl'oondih Healing Society
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Mr. Chairman, I do not have the specifics because, as I indicated, once the boards get together and put forward their lists with the department, we go over it. Generally, I can say the funds are for the acquisition of major high tech biomedical and general equipment to replace or upgrade existing equipment for use in hospitals, health centres, non-profit health oriented agencies or groups. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 24-13(5): Recommendation To Provide Additional Financial Support To The Tl'oondih Healing Society
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you. Contributions, Baffin, total region, $200,000. I have Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Picco. Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are all aware Mr. Picco has worked very hard and talked for many, many hours in this House about his hospital and the need for it. I am sure all the Members appreciate his efforts in that area. Will this hospital be able to perform fairly complicated surgeries and medical treatments as you would find in southern Canada? Thank you.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, it would in respect of any services, that are currently provided at the Baffin Regional Hospital, would continue to be provided at the new facility. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Will there be any increased services in relationship to surgery and other related treatments at this hospital or is it going to be status quo as to what they have now at the new hospital? Thank you.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, not to our knowledge however, there is an operational plan being developed that we do not have as of yet. Until we see that and have had a chance to review it, we will not know what additional services may be being considered. Thank you.
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