Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks for the explanations. I appreciate the fact that the department is looking at this issue and trying to determine that if everything has been signed off and the employee and the department agree on what is owing or not owed, that they are not going back to employees and recall, you know, $1,500, $2,000. If that’s the case, if that’s what we end up with, I think that’s a really good solution. Thanks. Just a comment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Debates of Feb. 16th, 2009
This is page numbers 2215 - 2266 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 3rd 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 communities.
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Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. We’re on page 3-27, employee services, operations expenditure summary, $11.643 million. Agreed?
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Next page, 3-28. It’s an information item. Active positions, employee services. Agreed?
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
With that, we’ll move back to the department operations expenditure summary, page 3-7, Human Resources, department summary, operations expenditure summary, $35.079 million. Mr. Yakeleya.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can I get a breakdown of the contract services of $1.5 million?
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob McLeod Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Does the Member want us to read it to him or does he just want us to give him a copy?
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
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February 15th, 2009
The Chair David Krutko
Mr. Minister, if you can provide a paper copy so all the Members can have a copy, that will be good. Mr. Yakeleya.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just one point here. In the Minister’s opening comments he
mentioned something about $100,000 to the consolidated clinic here in Yellowknife. I don’t see anywhere in here where that makes reference to. Is that just an announcement that the Minister is making? Unless, save it for tomorrow.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob McLeod Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess the Member was out when I responded to general comments.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Ohhh.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob McLeod Yellowknife South
It’s under corporate human resources and there was $2.4 million in strategic initiatives, of which $100,000 is one time funding to hire human resource officers to help with writing job descriptions, doing job classifications and helping with the transfer to UNW positions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
I know everybody is getting excited in here, but could we have some order in the House. It’s getting a little loud in here. Ms. Bisaro.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake
Thank you. I lied about my last question. I just noticed on page 3-7, and we talked a lot about it last year, about under other expenses. I noticed it turned up under corporate, corporate...whatever that section is, but corporate HR strategy or something. Anyway, we have $2 million in other expenses. I wondered if I could get a bit more of an explanation as to what that is. I thought last year we had agreed that we would have no more other in other, so I’d like to ask the Minister if he could avoid that next year in his budget. Thank you.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob McLeod Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. We put our strategic initiative at $2 million and change in there, probably because we didn’t find a better place to put it because the program design is still being developed and hasn’t been finalized as of yet. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake
Thank you. I understand that, but I guess if that’s the case, then if we have to have a $2 million other expense next year, please add a footnote to explain it. Thank you.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
We’re on page 3-7, Human Resources, department summary, operations expenditure summary, $35.079 million. Agreed?
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
With that, does the committee agree that we’ve concluded the Department of Human Resources? Agreed?
Committee Motion 1-16(3): Strategy To Improve The Health And Social Services Programs In Small And Remote Communities Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.