Mr. Speaker, I certainly want to wish the best of luck to this Minister, because in my tenure as an MLA I have been pushing this issue. There has been so much bureaucratic red tape, goobledy gah, that it doesn’t make sense. The people in my communities grew up on the traditional foods, they are in the hospital, what is so simple to boil fish, moose head and give it to them? They grew up on it, but we have all this red tape. The Minister is now going out and saying we’re going to do a review. I have been at this for 11 years, and our people are dying and they want their food in the hospital. Why can’t we do such a simple thing as the Government of the Northwest Territories bring the traditional foods into the hospital and serve them, because 65 percent of our patients are Aboriginal people and a high percentage of people who grew up on the land with this food. Let’s do the right thing; it’s a simple thing. I want to see action from this Minister.
Norman Yakeleya on Question 417-17(5): Traditional Foods In Northern Health Facilities
In the Legislative Assembly on October 21st, 2014. See this statement in context.
Question 417-17(5): Traditional Foods In Northern Health Facilities
Oral Questions
October 20th, 2014
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