Mr. Speaker, the Minister talks about meaningful consultation and identifying gaps. Mr. Speaker, in her own words, from 2003 to 2007 they worked on this policy in the policy shop. They also went to Social Programs for approval. They sat on this for a year and a half and just before Christmas of 2008, they decided to launch this on the public. You’re telling me, after approximately five years that you took to develop a policy that is so full of gaps that you couldn’t hold water back to save your life, that you’re going to come up and find all the gaps and solve all the problems in six months. That’s why I’m asking that six months won’t do this policy justice and in fairness. I’m going to repeat this question this way: The Minister clearly says programs are demand driven. This side of the House is demanding you take off the implementation date, and if you need to bring it to consultation don’t put the pressure on getting the results by time driven only, go for the results first.
Robert Hawkins on Question 57-16(3): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
In the Legislative Assembly on February 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 57-16(3): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
Oral Questions
February 3rd, 2009
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