Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng. It is about the matter of the Tl'oondih Healing Program and program delivery in general in the Mackenzie Delta region. Mr. Speaker, I find it awfully frustrating when dealing with the department in regard to alcohol and drug programs and the whole delivery of the system that we put in place where time after time, the Tl'oondih Healing Society has put proposals forth to the regional office with not even a reply or a letter. Basically, within the last year, they have had an opportunity to run one program in which the only reason it got funding was because there was a surplus within this government. I would like to ask the Minister in regard to delivering alcohol and drug programs and the accessibility of communities to deliver these programs in the communities to deal with problems that are associated with alcohol and drugs. Also, in relation to the problems we have seen in the newspapers, the problems in McPherson with fires and all these other things, it seems like we have to have a major crisis on our hands before anything is being done. This issue has been passed through motions in this House. I would like to ask the Minister exactly what is the process to access money through the Inuvik Regional Health Board and exactly what do you have to do to access those funds? Why is the Inuvik Regional Health Board giving the Tl'oondih Healing Society such a difficult time in accessing these funds?
David Krutko on Question 544-13(5): Access To Alcohol And Drug Program Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on May 26th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Question 544-13(5): Access To Alcohol And Drug Program Funding
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 25th, 1998
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