Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Ms. Mathison.
Debates of Feb. 25th, 2013
This is page numbers 2093 – 2142 of the Hansard for the 17th Assembly, 4th 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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Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Mathison
Mr. Chair, this was another reallocation from mental health and addictions in activity 500. The funding was moved over here to activity 200. Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
What was the reallocation? Would we find that corresponding difference somewhere else? Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 24th, 2013
Mathison
Mr. Chair, specifically it was the in-house respite contribution that was reallocated.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Mathison
It was reallocated from activity 500, mental health and addictions.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Sorry; calling it activity 500 doesn’t mean anything to me and I would be surprised if it means anything to anybody else, except unless you’re an accountant. I think it is important to say, on the record, as Members we don’t get allocations broke out by activity listed as their unit block, although I know from a coding point of view, when you implement it into the accounting systems, you would implement it 500 slash whatever. Just to let the Minister and the staff know, 500 doesn’t mean anything unless it’s money. Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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The Chair Daryl Dolynny
Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. I believe your comment was noted by that department. Thank you. Page 8-18, Health and Social Services, activity summary, program delivery support, grants and contributions, contributions. Are there any questions?
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Daryl Dolynny
Health and Social Services, information item, program delivery support, grants and contributions, total contributions, $20.521 million.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Daryl Dolynny
Thank you. Page 8-20, Health and Social Services, information item, program delivery support, active positions. Any questions?
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob Bromley Weledeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s just a sort of semantics here, but I’m wondering where the travel budget is for authorities. I think each division here has travel. Does it include travel by authorities or is it essentially in the $34.992 million? It’s just not broken out here. Is that correct? Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The funding for the authorities in the travel area is not broken out separately. It is rolled into the grants and contributions.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob Bromley Weledeh
I see the $152 million, so in terms of fees and payments, the $35 million and the program delivery details, $198 million. So all the travel by the authorities would be within the grants and contributions. That seems strange, but I just want to get that clear. Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob Bromley Weledeh
Thank you for that. I never would have guessed that, so I appreciate that information. Would we know what proportion of that $152.568 million is travel? I see it’s on the next page. I withdraw any further questions. Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have one question here I wanted to ask with regard to data collection from the Health and Social Services authorities. It has been expressed to us in committee a number of times that the department sometimes has difficulty in providing information to Members because it’s not all that easy to collect data from the authorities. Is the department working on that with the authorities and does that mean that there’s a money issue here? Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would have the deputy minister provide response to that. Thank you.
Committee Motion 6-17(4): Establishment Of Midwifery Services In Hay River, Carried
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