Does the committee agree?
Debates of Feb. 23rd, 2001
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Agreed. We will continue with regard to the Department of Health and Social Services. We are on page 6-19. We will take a short break.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
I will now call the committee back to order. Would the Minister like to bring in any witnesses?
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Does the committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Sergeant-at-Arms, can you please escort the witnesses in? Madam Minister, can you please introduce your witnesses?
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have with me today Ms. Penny Ballantyne, the deputy minister for the department, and Mr. Warren St. Germaine, director of financial and management services. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. The committee is considering page 6-19, primary and acute care programs, budget summary, operations expense, total operations, $91,328,000. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just under contributions to boards of management, I was wondering if we could get a breakdown of how much is provided to each of the boards?
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Madam Minister.
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Deh Cho, $9,193,350; Deninu, $1,124,973; the Dogrib, $5,257,118; Fort Smith, $8,423,833; Hay River, $9,856,312; Inuvik, $34,326,481; Lutselk'e, $925,097; Stanton, $33,320,078; and Yellowknife Health and Social Services, $13,671,184. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Inuvik and Stanton boards sounded like very similar amounts. I had expected that there be somewhat of a larger difference between them. Has the amount that is proposed for Stanton increased in this budget over last year?
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Madam Minister.
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am going to ask Mr. St. Germaine to speak to that.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Mr. St. Germaine.
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St. Germaine
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The funding for all of the boards in fact will be increased from the current year to the next fiscal year to specifically deal with issues in the areas of forced growth for physician services, medical travel and other areas identified as critical investments. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I noticed the increase is approximately $4 million overall. Is each of the boards receiving the same percentage increase?
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. St. Germaine.
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St. Germaine
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The increase depends upon the nature of the increase. For instance, with the collective agreements, the increase is related to the number of staff they have and the pay rates they are being paid at. With physician services, it relates to where the physicians are employed. That varies between boards, so it is not a constant percentage for each board. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The two boards I am most interested in are the Yellowknife Health and Social Services and the Stanton board. Can I get in dollars what the amount of increases is in this proposed budget from this current year to the budget year for those two boards?