You know, that's the point here in terms of, you know, I didn't know that some of this funding was going to get cut for the aboriginal, 100 percent again, support the Minister in putting this program forward and making sure that the clientele are being looked after and he's looking at 360 for next year. In terms of now, I was shocked when I saw there was reduction in the Aboriginal Wellness Program. I was saying, well, what's happening here? What's going on here in terms of our clientele again is 65 percent of aboriginal people going through Stanton hospital, we've got to have a strong aboriginal language program, got to have a strong aboriginal diet program for the people there, got to have front desk or in the area where they get service. Sixty-five percent of aboriginal people go through Stanton hospital. It's a territorial, major hospital and we're making cuts to an Aboriginal Wellness Program. It's just going backwards on the design and I'm not too sure how successful they're going to be this year. I mean, we're going to come up with the same complaints. I know the Minister is saying that he had to make, along with his officials, some hard decisions on some cuts, but $50,000 out of $265 million? I mean, come on. You can find somewhere else.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 19th, 2006
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