Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this issue is not unique only to the Northwest Territories. Chronic pain is an issue right across the country. I think all workers' compensation agencies across Canada realize that we have to come up with a change to our policies to ensure we have a way to deal with the issue of chronic pain, but also deal with it in our existing policies that I mentioned in the House. The Workers' Compensation Board, at their last meeting in Iqaluit, did move on this matter where they're now directing it to legal counsel to do a revised policy, come back to the board possibly in April, and then at that point they will make a decision to either accept the policy change and then implement that change at that time. So with that change, I think it's in the context of the court case and because of not only this court case, but the court cases across Canada has forced the Workers' Compensation Board to deal with chronic pain. I think with this policy change we are doing that. Thank you.
David Krutko on Question 441-15(5): Implications Of Chronic Pain Policy Settlement
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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