Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The coroners in the communities play an extremely important role. We have coroners in most of the communities in the Northwest Territories and I said they work as volunteers because their pay is about $150 a body. In effect, for the amount of work that they do, which on average is about 25 hours a case, that amounts to a volunteer position and it's something that we are looking to right now on whether or not it needs to be revised. But the coroners will investigate an accidental death. They will make recommendations if there's a need for regulation changes or safety issues that need to be dealt with. They often go above and beyond what their expected duties are, Mr. Speaker, by helping families deal with bodies. That really is outside the scope of their job, but many do the work of what would otherwise be seen as an undertaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 498-15(3): Coroner's Relationship To The Department Of Justice
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 498-15(3): Coroner's Relationship To The Department Of Justice
Question 498-15(3): Coroner's Relationship To The Department Of Justice
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