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Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

Mr. Chairman, the health accord money carries us through from 2003-2004 to 2007-2008, and for 2003-2004 it's $13 million and then going each year after that to 2007, it is $8.6, $11.3, $6.7 and $8.0.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Dent.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could we get an idea of how much of the money that we are looking at in terms of health accord funding is then being allocated to operations expenditures? Since it's being sunsetted, I just want to know what challenge we are going to be facing here in three or four years as the money disappears.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Handley.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

Mr. Chairman, for the 2003-2004 year, $3.315 million is spent on O&M incrementally.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One of the items on this page that particularly intrigues me is the $277,000 for an increase in the nurse practitioner program. I think this is the program that many of us are quite anxious to see expand in the Northwest Territories. I was wondering if we could get an idea of how many more nurses we can see with this $277,000 in this fiscal year and what are the plans in the subsequent years to increase their numbers in the Northwest Territories.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

Mr. Chairman, the $277,000 allows for additional intakes to the 16-month program. We anticipate 24 nurses in each intake into the program over the 2003-2004 through to the 2006-2007 time period.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Braden.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. An area that I don't particularly care to delve into in great detail because I am not a great fan of it is information technology. A lot of it, quite frankly, escapes me. But I do try to look for value for money, Mr. Chairman, and there are a couple of things in this area that I just really felt compelled to inquire into.

There is one item there, Mr. Chairman, under program delivery support, a bit of information is described for $25,000 to portable training and laptops and projectors for the vital statistics project. I would start to asking, Mr. Chairman, what is the vital statistics project? Thank you.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

Mr. Chairman, I will refer that question to the Minister of Health and Social Services.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I didn't have my earpiece in. The question on the $25,000 I caught, but I didn't catch the...

---Interjection

Bill 32: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

...information systems that are very old, very inefficient. We have significant problems doing the work that's required. The plan is to upgrade the systems; vital statistics is one. I can tell you, as Minister, there is a lot of concern about the ability to do the job with health care and birth registration and such. So the intent is to get the systems upgraded and have the equipment to in fact get out there and train people.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

At this time I would like to rise and report progress. I would like to thank the Minister and his witness. I will rise and report progress.

Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

The House will now come back to order. May I have the report of Committee of the Whole. The Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 21, Protection Against Family Violence Act; Bill 33, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2002-2003; Bill 32, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2003-2004, and would like to report that bills 21 and 33 are ready for third ready. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. May we have a seconder for the motion? The honourable Member for North Slave seconds the motion. We have a motion, the motion is in order. All those in favour, please signify. Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 21, third reading of bills. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. Allen.

Bill 26: Youth Justice Act
Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills

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Roger Allen

Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 26, Youth Justice Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 26: Youth Justice Act
Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. We have a motion. The motion is in order.

Bill 26: Youth Justice Act
Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills

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An Hon. Member

Question.

Bill 26: Youth Justice Act
Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Question has been called. All those in favour? Thank you. All those opposed? Thank you. In the chair's opinion, the motion is carried. Bill 26 has had third reading. Item 21, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, may we have the Orders of the Day.

Item 22: Orders Of The Day
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

October 7th, 2003

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Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

Mr. Speaker, a meeting of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight at adjournment and also at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, and at 12:00 noon tomorrow of the Board of Management.

Orders of the Day for Wednesday, October 8th:

  1. Prayer
  2. Ministers' Statements
  3. Members' Statements
  4. Returns to Oral Questions
  5. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
  6. Oral Questions
  7. Written Questions
  8. Returns to Written Questions
  9. Replies to Opening Address
  10. Petitions
  11. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
  12. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
  13. Tabling of Documents
  14. Notices of Motion
  15. Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
  16. Motions
  17. First Reading of Bills

- Bill 29, NWT Business Development and Investment

Corporation Act

- Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act,

No. 2

  1. Second Reading of Bills

- Bill 28, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act

  1. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

- Bill 22, Waste Recovery and Reduction Act

- Bill 24, Midwifery Profession Act

- Bill 25, Municipal Statutes Replacement Act

- Bill 32, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2,

2003-2004

- Committee Report 18-14(6), Report on the Review of

Bill 21, Protection Against Family Violence Act, Bill 24,

Midwifery Profession Act, and Bill 26, Youth Justice Act

- Committee Report 19-14(6), Report of the Review of

Bill 22, Waste Recovery and Reduction Act, and Bill 25,

Municipal Statutes Replacement Act

- Minister's Statement 89-14(6), Infrastructure Canada

Commits $65 Million to NWT Resource Highways

  1. Report of Committee of the Whole
  2. Third Reading of Bills

- Bill 21, Protection Against Family Violence Act

- Bill 33, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4,

2002-2003

  1. Orders of the Day