The committee Members noted that there are many competing processes underway that will determine how health care and social services will be delivered in the future.

Some, such as how self-government or land claim agreements will affect service delivery, have yet to be determined. Another example of a process that may ultimately affect how health care will be delivered is the regional capacity study presently underway. Finally, Members are also aware of considerable interest at the community and regional level in the community service board model of service delivery.

With the announcement of a system-wide review of health care sustainability in the Northwest Territories, which has become known as the Cuff Report, Members are questioning the linkages between all of the competing governance efforts underway. The standing committee can see no indication that there is any coordinated effort within the social program envelope or on a government-wide basis.

The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight would like to be informed on which government department is coordinating all of the governance efforts that are presently underway and how the government sees them to be related.