I didn’t really hear any answer. I guess the Minister said she doesn’t know why the number of placements required, what’s kind of contributing to that need for specialized services in southern Canada. I’m glad to hear that the department is keeping a close eye on that, not that we want to deny or deprive anybody of specialized services if that’s what they need, but when you look at the cost of care and these costs can be anywhere from $250,000 to $450,000 per client per year, and you look at that over the course of a person’s lifetime as an adult, if there’s no change in their conditions, I guess I just, again, say that we need to, as a government, look at some of the contributing factors to people’s condition that they require this care. Because this is a lot of resources that are absorbed by this and, like I said, not that we want to deny or deprive anyone of specialized care, but I’m looking at it from how is this sustainable in view of all the other demands on our financial resources. That’s just more of a comment. Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Committee Motion 32-16(4): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 62-16(4): NWT Main Estimates, 2010-2011, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 32-16(4): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 62-16(4): NWT Main Estimates, 2010-2011, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 23rd, 2010
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