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Supplementary To Question 18-14(6): Waste Reduction And Recovery Legislation
Question 18-14(6): Waste Reduction And Recovery Legislation
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister of RWED, Mr. Antoine.

Further Return To Question 18-14(6): Waste Reduction And Recovery Legislation
Question 18-14(6): Waste Reduction And Recovery Legislation
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I work with my colleague, the Minister of Justice, and we're looking at all the different options, not only on this legislation but the other ones that are there. I think the options of hiring independent drafters is on the drawing board and we're going to pursue that as well. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 18-14(6): Waste Reduction And Recovery Legislation
Question 18-14(6): Waste Reduction And Recovery Legislation
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Bell.

Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Item 6: Oral Questions

February 13th, 2003

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm not sure exactly who to direct this question to, I suppose either the Minister of Health and Social Services or the Minister responsible for Youth. Maybe it's best put to the Minister of Health and Social Services. I know that alcohol and drug treatment is a priority for this government. I'd like to ask the Minister about alcohol and drug treatment for youth. Would the Minister list for the House the youth treatment facilities in the Northwest Territories, and tell the House how many youth are currently receiving alcohol and drug treatment in each of these facilities? Thank you.

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services. Two questions there, Mr. Miltenberger.

Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we currently have two child welfare facilities that are operational, in addition to a number of group homes. We don't have any specifically oriented to alcohol and drug addictions treatment, per se. The issue of addictions tends to be one of a number of problems. What currently happens is, if there is a significant need, then we make arrangements with southern facilities to deal with the issues presented by the particular youth. So at this point, Mr. Speaker, that's the arrangement that we have. Thank you.

Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Supplementary To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So just to be clear, unless a youth is taken away from their family or taken into custody, then they really can't receive any treatment in the Northwest Territories, is that right?

Supplementary To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Further Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are a number of options available under the act that deals with children, and a number of arrangements that can be made that don't necessarily require to have the child taken into custody, but it can be an agreement with the parents. So there are a number of options to provide services when they're deemed to be required. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Supplementary To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand from talking to alcohol and drug practitioners, that it's oftentimes very important to have the family involved in treatment where it relates to youth. So if we're shipping youth to southern facilities, what are we doing with the families?

Supplementary To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Further Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, the issue of dealing with the child or the youth and their family as a unit and not singling out the youth or the child as the problem, is a key point and principle. It's something that we try to engage in when we deal with children and their families. We will make every reasonable effort to in fact involve the families in these particular cases. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Supplementary To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Well, unless every reasonable effort means giving them the phone number of the facility in the south, I'm not sure that that's going to do us much good, Mr. Speaker. The Minister has a new alcohol and drug strategy. Surely the Minister plans to build a youth treatment facility somewhere in the North, and has the dollars for that in the strategy. Is that the case?

Supplementary To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Further Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The short answer to my colleague's very leading question is no.

Further Return To Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
Question 19-14(6): Alcohol And Drug Treatment For Youth
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions this morning are for Mr. Allen in his capacity as the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. Mr. Speaker, the corporation's affordable housing strategy tells us that it has an objective over the next five years to see between 750 and 800 homes constructed across the NWT. The Budget Address that we heard yesterday afternoon by Mr. Handley talks in some detail about community development, including the corporation's objective of investing in some specific communities. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask where are these units going to be built, in what specific communities? Thank you.

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Return To Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In Nwt Communities
Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In NWT Communities
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Roger Allen

Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to acknowledge, yes, there will be several new initiatives undertaken with the NWT Housing Corporation in communities like Lutselk'e, Fort Liard, and Fort Good Hope. Three of the six that we identified are under-housed, and we'll continue to work with all communities across the Northwest Territories to address their key housing issues. Thank you.

Return To Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In Nwt Communities
Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In NWT Communities
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Supplementary To Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In Nwt Communities
Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In NWT Communities
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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly the needs of smaller communities, off-road communities, are well known and need to be addressed. But we know that certainly Yellowknife, Inuvik and more recently Hay River and Fort Smith are starting to bulge at the seams. What programs, Mr. Speaker, can the corporation bring in that will help make a difference in those communities? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In Nwt Communities
Question 20-14(6): Housing Construction In NWT Communities
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.