Sorry, I was just using that as one of the examples of the systems that are used by the Government of the Northwest Territories. EMRs are electronic medical records. Right now, EMR and every other system we have only recognize the Latin alphabet, so if an individual were to be using their name and using the traditional font, which is where we want to get to, those systems would not recognize those names, and that's a problem. It means we could inadvertently adversely affect somebody's care, their ability to go outside this territory to receive care. This is something we don't want to happen. We want to make sure our residents have the supports they need and that they can receive their services, so we need to work on the transliteration guide. We are also going to have to update many of our systems over time so that they can recognize the traditional fonts, which, like I said, we know is the right thing to do. We're committed to it. It's going to take a bit of time to get this work done.
Glen Abernethy on Question 635-18(3): Indigenous Fonts on Government-Issued Identification
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2019. See this statement in context.
Question 635-18(3): Indigenous Fonts on Government-Issued Identification
Oral Questions
February 28th, 2019
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