This is page numbers 781 - 810 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was ---agreed.

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Return To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Supplementary To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister stated they were supportive of the other government and the aboriginal governments, but what are we telling residents to do here? The deadline I believe is September. I do not know if it is the end of the month of September, but what happens if in fact residents decline to send in that consent form? What happens to their health card? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

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

Further Return To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, very fundamentally, the Government of the Northwest Territories will no way take part in any process that would jeopardize the health and well-being of any of our citizens. So, regardless of what happens with the consent form the services that people need will be there. We will sort through the administration issues that have arisen as a result of this consent form. I would just like to reassure my colleague that nobody is going to be denied any access to the Northwest Territories' health services because they have failed to fill out a federal consent form. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Supplementary To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, is the Minister stating that if people in the Northwest Territories do not sign this form their health care will still be covered and we are okay there? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

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

Further Return To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the way the non-insured health benefits program works, our relationship with the federal government is that we administer the program, we pay the costs, send the bill to the federal government. So we will continue to do that, then we will engage in the process as we have done and continue to do, protracted as it may be, with the federal government trying to get payment for the invoices that we have submitted as we try to sort through the impact and fall out of the federal government's initiative. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

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

Supplementary To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is there the potential that the federal government will not pay for residents who have not signed the consent forms? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

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

Further Return To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, we have years' worth of invoices with federal health, as well as federal Indian Affairs on health programs, totalling almost $25 million. So, dealing with the federal government is a time consuming, often gruelling, process. This is yet another factor that we are going to have to deal with in terms of paying for the services that we provide on their behalf. We will not jeopardize the health and well-being of the citizens. We will work very vigorously to ensure that the federal government pays what they owe and not use some kind of, what may be seen as an administrative shell game to avoid paying off-loading services. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 243-14(6): Supplementary Health Benefits Consent Form
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral question. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Question 244-14(6): Protecting Seniors From Family Violence
Item 6: Oral Questions

June 3rd, 2003

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are also for the Minister responsible for Seniors and they have to do with elder abuse. Mr. Speaker, a couple of years ago I attended a workshop on elder abuse offered here in Yellowknife and there were some resource people from Alberta who talked about how features of the Family Violence Prevention Act can help deal with this issue. With Justice working on a similar act for the Northwest Territories for introduction during this session, what has the Minister done to ensure protection for seniors is reflected in the act that is coming forward for our consideration?

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

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

Return To Question 244-14(6): Protecting Seniors From Family Violence
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that particular piece of legislation is moving on a significant fast track. We will all be looking at making sure that it meets the needs of all the people that are considered under family violence, of which elders are a key component. So that particular concern will be reflected in there. At this point it is in a very preliminary stage and I cannot speak definitively as to what that will be constituted as or how it will be constituted, but there will be that reference. Thank you.

Return To Question 244-14(6): Protecting Seniors From Family Violence
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Supplementary To Question 244-14(6): Protecting Seniors From Family Violence
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in answer to Mr. Braden the Minister talked about a family violence prevention council or committee that was providing advice. Were there any specific representatives of seniors on that council?

Supplementary To Question 244-14(6): Protecting Seniors From Family Violence
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

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

Further Return To Question 244-14(6): Protecting Seniors From Family Violence
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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

As far as I know, Mr. Speaker, there was.

Further Return To Question 244-14(6): Protecting Seniors From Family Violence
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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Dent. Okay. We will continue on with the honourable Member for North Slave, Mr. Lafferty.

Leon Lafferty North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Deputy Premier, the Honourable Jim Antoine. During my Member's statement I raised concerns that, unless departments change their actual method for selecting capital projects for funding, the community consultations that are occurring are a waste of time. I would like to ask the Deputy Premier, what direction has Cabinet given to the deputy ministers to ensure that their criteria for selecting projects includes the priorities of the communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Sorry. The honourable Deputy Premier, Mr. Antoine.

Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Mr. Speaker, I have to take that question as notice. Thank you.

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you. The question has been taken as notice. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.