Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Minister is right in saying that MACA does not provide ambulance services to residents. What it does do is the GNWT has some kind of understanding with the municipal governments to provide emergency responses to residents living outside of that municipal boundary. Because we know a lot of communities in the Territories where there are lots of people living outside the municipal boundaries, but are close enough that they expect to receive services from that city. My understanding is, by virtue of whatever is in place, the GNWT does pay municipal governments a certain amount per incident. But it's rated in a very low level that municipal governments can hardly recover the costs from that. I'm not talking necessarily about auto accidents or anything like that, but just emergency responses. The residents that live outside of municipal boundaries in the NWT who are in care of the GNWT and they have arrangements with municipalities, wherever is closest, to provide the essential services so that everybody is entitled to that. But I understand the funding mechanism that is in place right now is not adequate, because it does not cover most of the cost of it. I do believe that this is the department responsible and I would like the Minister to look into that and get back to us as to how he could improve that. Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2005. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 28th, 2005
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