Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I apologize, I must have missed it when you called page 6-34. Could I seek consent to go back to that page, please?
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community Health Programs
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The Chair Paul Delorey
The Member is seeking consent to go back to page 6-34. Does the committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I was wondering if the Minister could advise us which line on this page includes the $250 co-payment for medical travel that he collects from my constituents.
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand the authorities collect it and it doesn't show in this document as a separate line.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Does the amount that's collected from the federal government for status Dene and Inuit people show on this page?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand it's under vote 5, which is page 6-31.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Since other residents who pay the $250 medical travel co-payment, since their $250 goes directly to the health boards, can the Minister explain to us do they get to keep that money or is there an offset so it's calculated as part of their overall grant and what they collect from the co-payments they get to keep, but there's a claw back. Or do they get to keep co-payment sums in addition to their grant?
community Health Programs
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community Health Programs
Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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community Health Programs
Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Then I expect that the Minister will include in the information that I'd asked for previously and that he committed to giving us, that he will include the cost to the authorities to collect this co-payment as well. Could I seek his commitment for that, please?
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community Health Programs
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The Chair Paul Delorey
We'll go back to 6-7, department summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $226.182 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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The Chair Paul Delorey
We'll go to capital acquisitions, cap 9, Health and Social Services, community health programs. Cap 10, total community health programs, $2.860 million. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, if you'll remember both AOC and Social Programs had considerable trouble with some of the capital projects that are shown in this budget. The amount of money that was shown for the Fort Smith Health Centre has moved dramatically from what we saw in last year's budget. Could we get some detail from the Minister on why, although it's not in the 2003-2004 budget, but it seems to change from a total expenditure plan to $10 million now? That's way more than what we've seen previously. Why is that project dramatically increased?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the two projects we've sought to maintain are the half life projects in Hay River and Fort Smith. The placement costs in the capital plan are based on the technical assessments which I, in fact, have copies available if the Members would like. And it's based on the technical assessment which identified the building failure and the need done in 1998 indicating some of the significant problems that are going to have to be addressed. So I'll possibly get Mr. St. Germaine to give you some of the history of how it got into this, how they both were in there. I do know that bumped up Hay River, and we kept Fort Smith, but they both seem to be in urgent need of these upgrades of that building inflow. Thank you.