Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng. It is in regard to an issue which I brought up earlier in the week in relation to funding for the Tl'oondih Healing Society. I had a meeting with the Minister and I have also received correspondence from the Tl'oondih Healing Society. One of the concerns I have is with the way the programs have been funded and the support for funds to communities, especially communities dealing with community wellness issues, as in the case of Fort McPherson, where they do have a lot of problems especially with youth, the alcohol and drugs problems and suicides. I would like to ask the Minister, what does it take for a community, the Tl'oondih Healing Society which has received support letters from organizations such as the hamlet office, the band council, the Status of Women, and yet, they are still being denied access to funds to deliver programs in Fort McPherson, especially in the area of community wellness? I would like to ask the Minister, why is the department setting such higher restrictive criteria for communities to access funds to deliver programs on behalf of the residents of these communities?
David Krutko on Question 584-13(5): Funding Criteria For Health Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on May 29th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Question 584-13(5): Funding Criteria For Health Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 28th, 1998
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