Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a couple of questions of Mr. Dent as the Minister -- a couple of questions perhaps, as many as the Speaker will allow -- of the Workers' Compensation Board of the NWT and Nunavut. Last December, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories ruled on the case of Mr. Ivan Valic, an injured worker and his efforts to have a new hearing before a reconstituted appeals tribunal. In that time, in that approximately five months, there have been some procedural issues regarding finding impartial panel members to appoint to such a tribunal. The tribunal advertised for qualified people. The deadline for those applications was May 31st. I wanted to ask the Minister whether qualified people have come forward and, if so, will the appeals tribunal be able to proceed post-haste with Mr. Valic's rehearing, Mr. Speaker?
Bill Braden on Question 86-15(5): Status Of Ivan Valic's WCB Tribunal Rehearing
In the Legislative Assembly on June 8th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Question 86-15(5): Status Of Ivan Valic's WCB Tribunal Rehearing
Item 7: Oral Questions
June 7th, 2006
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