This is page numbers 303 - 340 of the Hansard for the 15th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was health.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Minister Roland. Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Seeing how the good Minister keeps the door open on this topic, which means I can question his comment, then I would like to ask or get confidence from him by saying that they will include this as part of the review when those regulations are drawn up and we move forward on this issue. I just want to make sure that he gets the fullness of review, considering the importance of the subject it is to people's health. So if it doesn't fall into the bill per se, I can appreciate that and I will respect that. But I want to make sure it is put into the regulations at least through the least examined, under that process. That should be all I need if he says yes.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Roland.

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, as we proceed with this and as we work with other departments involved in this along with ourselves, we will take a look at this as one of the areas. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Minister Roland. Committee, we are on clause 17 on page 17. Clause 17.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Clause 18.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Page 18, Clause 19.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Clause 20. Mr. Pokiak.

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Calvin Pokiak

Calvin Pokiak Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just had a quick question in regards to the public health warning. How soon will the chief public health officer get a warning from a community outside of the region that have bigger regions when there is a health warning to be imposed? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Minister Roland.

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, if I understand the question correctly, is how soon can an issue be put out there and how soon would it be dealt with. That would work in conjunction with our testing patterns as we found problems. Again, for more detail, we will go to Dr. Corriveau for more detail than I can provide. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Minister Roland. Dr. Corriveau.

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Dr. Corriveau

Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I understand the question correctly, it is about how soon we can issue an advisory. Well, there is no requirement. I can act independently as soon as I become aware that there is an issue. So there wouldn't be a requirement to have it vetted somewhere else. We would issue an advisory immediately when the problem is found.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Merci, Dr. Corriveau. Anything further? Mr. Pokiak.

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Calvin Pokiak

Calvin Pokiak Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess the only reason I was asking is just yesterday I received an advisory that Paulatuk was under advisory for boiling water. So I was just wondering. By the time they hear about that, I wonder if the chief health officer put the advisory out. Thank you.

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The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Dr. Corriveau.

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Dr. Corriveau

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I can use that example, the environmental health officer became aware of a test result. He notified me instantly that he was going to issue the advisory and it was issued in a couple of hours.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Merci, Dr. Corriveau. Anything further? Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. We are on clause 20.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Clause 21.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Page 19, part 4, health surveillance and reportable diseases, clause 22.