Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, let me be as clear as I can on this issue. We are not abandoning anybody. We have made all the appropriate arrangements. We have had staff down there for the last few weeks trying to work through this transition. The reality is, at the end of the day, APYS has to get its house in order with the Alberta government so they are duly licensed and they comply with all the other hearings where they have to, and at which time we will consider doing business with them. Until that is done, we have an obligation to ensure that the people from the North are given assurance of the highest quality of service that we can get, that standards are met, that they have all the due licensing and other permits they need to do the business that they are in. So that is what we have done. We are being very diligent about this. We are putting many resources to this. My hope was that APYS would do the work necessary to get its house in order with the Alberta government. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 172-15(3): Treatment Of Clients With Developmental Disabilities
In the Legislative Assembly on May 28th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 172-15(3): Treatment Of Clients With Developmental Disabilities
Question 172-15(3): Treatment Of Clients With Developmental Disabilities
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 27th, 2004
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