Thank you. Mr. Henry.
Debates of April 28th, 1999
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Have these voluntary groups that the department funds annually, were they taken into consideration when the departments put in for their interim appropriations because we are past our usual year-end of March 31st? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As is past practice with interim appropriations, what would happen is that a contract would be led into or an agreement would be put in place that would provide for three months of service. That would be the extent of it, knowing that the interim appropriation is only a portion of the budget and would include, for example, if there was a lot of capital, capital dollars would be approved probably on a slightly higher basis, but operations and maintenance would be, as we would enter into agreements, until this budget is passed, on a three month basis.
Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. These boards of management threw me off. Does that include the health boards like the health and social services boards?
Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Does the Yellowknife Health and Social Services Board, for example, have a choice over which programs and services it wants to deliver?
Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The contribution agreements with the boards, in the agreements, it is established that they would deliver core services. Within that, though, they are allowed some flexibility as to how they would see those core services being delivered. Yes, they do have some flexibility, but they do have to meet the criteria when it comes to core services. Thank you.
Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Who figured out the core services? Who has determined what the core services are? Was this an agreement? Do they negotiate that at the beginning of their contract, or is this something that they have to agree with?
Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I did not quite get the last portion of the Member's question, so if he could give it to me? Thank you.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What I am wondering is has the government developed a set of what it calls core services and the health board has to take those or take nothing? Is that the way it works? Or can the board negotiate which services it wants to provide?
Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The way it would work is the contribution would be entered into and they would, within that contribution, have to deliver all the services that would be included. They would not be able to pick and choose certain items which they felt they could deliver or leave others out of it. So, in fact, it is take it all or not be involved in it and let the department handle those services.
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Committee Motion 24-13(7): Labour Market Supplement For Nurses
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am assuming that social workers are involved in this. In the past these people have been covered by what is called crown immunity and could not be sued. For instance, if they apprehended a child from somebody's home and the parents were upset, they could not sue the department or the social worker. Does this crown immunity extend to these health boards, particularly the Yellowknife Health and Social Services Board?
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is an area that I will have Ms. Ballantyne make the response to. Thank you.
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