Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.
Debates of Oct. 21st, 2002
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Return To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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The Speaker
Supplementary To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe seven years ago when this contract was originated it was tendered out. I am wondering why, if it was tendered at that time, we are chosing to go with a negotiated contract this time. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.
Further Return To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, seven years ago there was a request for proposals I believe, I can stand corrected. I was not involved at that time, but at this time here we looked at the operation of Buffalo. Back in 1995 this government began the process of further developing a northern capacity for the aviation industry related to forest fire management and since that time Buffalo Airways has made significant progress in developing the service needed by RWED. They have the ability to provide a level of service needed in forest fire management and as such I moved a decision paper forward to Cabinet and Cabinet agreed to give me permission as Minister of RWED to enter into negotiations. We have entered into negotiations and we are currently negotiating, and the result of the negotiations should be coming forward soon. Based on that, we will decide on what we are going to do. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.
Supplementary To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand that the government and the Minister possibly were concerned that a southern outfit might get the contract which would affect northern jobs and northern business, but I am wondering why the department -- if that is the case -- would not choose to go with an invitational tender and just look for capable northern companies and invite them to tender? Thank you
Supplementary To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.
Further Return To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I guess the reason for that is cost. I think if we award the contract, depending on the success of these negotiations, is still subject to it. We have not decided what we are going to do yet, but some of the arguments are based upon trying to negotiate a better cost, and we think it will provide the most cost effective solution to meeting the requirements for air tanker service. The infrastructure is in place. The human resources are in place. The company also has the required financial resources. I think that if we go for the public tendering process -- we are trying to negotiate a lower cost of operation.
Since all the infrastructure and human resources are in place I am told by departmental officials that if we do go public tendering the costs might be higher than what we are trying to negotiate at this point in time. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Mr. Bell.
Supplementary To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a number of concerns about this but I would just like to ask the Minister, given that this government recently waived the BIP in an effort to find a cost-effective solution theoretically for the phase 2 of the jail and now it has decided to sole-source a negotiated contract in order to find a cost-effective solution for water bombing, can the Minister not see the hypocrisy here, Mr. Speaker?
Supplementary To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Antoine.
Further Return To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am only concerned about the water tanker contract at this point in time, and upon extensive review with the department -- I know it is a tough decision some of us have to make -- the decision here is to try to get a better price by negotiating. If that is not the case -- as I said earlier we are negotiating and if we do not get that then we will have to decide at that point in time which way we are going to go. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 366-14(5): Contract For Fire Suppression Air Tanker Services
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.
Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 20th, 2002
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question this afternoon to the Minister for Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger, and it is about the operational review that was ordered last month into the Stanton Regional Health Authority. Mr. Speaker, the call for this came under some criticism from myself and my colleagues, particularly in the area of whether it would be able to offer an independent assessment of the situation at Stanton.
My question is, given that there is one deputy minister, the secretary of the Financial Management Board, and two of the authority board members on this, what assurance can the Minister give that the review will indeed offer objective advice and solutions? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the proof will be, as they say, in the pudding. The contractor hired to assist to bring the skills necessary to do this job has no vested interest in the operation one way or the other. The work will be done. I will be looking at the final results and I will be bringing them forward to the public, to Cabinet and to this House when they are completed and then we will see what has been recommended and what has been discovered through the extensive work and interviews that have been undertaken. Thank you.
Return To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.
Supplementary To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Okay so those are answers that we have heard before and the Minister has stated his position, but a number of areas were outlined for examination. I would like to ask, Mr. Speaker, why a couple of significant areas -- and I will list them as governance and the accountability of the authority and its relationship with the government -- why were those areas not specifically outlined for examination in the review? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.
Further Return To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have just completed a rather extensive review of the whole governance issue when I first became Minister with the establishment of the Joint Leadership Council, the establishment of the Joint...(inaudible)...Committee and how we were in fact going to do business as a system. This particular review is an operational review of the day to day operations and management operations at the Stanton Territorial Hospital and that was the focus of the operational review. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.
Supplementary To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Mr. Speaker, what is the schedule for the reports, progress and delivery? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.
Further Return To Question 367-14(5): Stanton Regional Health Authority Operational Review
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the planned time frame is that I should have a report on my desk in the very first part of November. Thank you.
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Mr. Braden.