Thank you, Madam Chair. The issue of the services that are privatized in the Stanton facility, we have that as well in a number of our other facilities across the North that services have been privatized. The first initiative started back in 1994 as the government overall was facing a very serious shortage of revenues. The second phase kicked in at Stanton in 2001. Since then, one contractor, I think in 2003, has had both or all three of the services that are provided. Recently, it was re-let in November of 2006 and, at that point, we raised the issues of how the contractor was being provided, the services being provided, and had set up a process of ensuring that they are meeting the targets of that facility. Of course, in the health care field, we are concerned, as is every other jurisdiction, about the outbreaks that would happen within our own health care facilities. Thankfully, at this point, we are still the lowest or among one of the lower ones amongst other jurisdictions when you talk about the types of outbreaks that can happen. It doesn't stop us from being more vigilant. That is why we identified a process of monitoring how the contracts are being fulfilled. If the request is being made that we re-look at how these services are provided, that is something that we can undertake to do. We, of course, know that when you do a repatriation back into the government, there is going to be an additional cost of doing that. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 13th, 2007
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