Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers At The 2008 Arctic Winter Games  Mr. Speaker, the 2008 Arctic Winter Games are rapidly approaching. We have roughly three weeks before athletes begin to descend upon Yellowknife and the N.W.T. By all accounts these games are going to be huge and will be good for the city of Yellowknife and the N.W.T. as a whol

Question 55-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers At The 2008 Arctic Winter Games  Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Human Resources and are related to the Arctic Winter Games and the volunteers, G.N.W.T. staff in particular. The question is very specific to a two-hour block — two hours maximum per day — where individuals would be allowed to v

Question 55-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers At The 2008 Arctic Winter Games  I happily acknowledge that the government is doing a lot for the Arctic Winter Games and that the commitments they’ve made are good commitments, but I come back to that two-hour block. You’re asking people to take lieu and you’re asking people to take annual. This volunteering is

Question 55-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers At The 2008 Arctic Winter Games  In 1998, when the Games were last here, we had similar policies in place and the government’s decision at that time was, “Let the staff have the two hours.” I'm wondering why, several years later, we now look at the same or very similar policies and we're rigidly applying them. W

Hybrid Vehicle Rebate  I recently received a list of concerns from a constituent on the Energy Efficiency Incentive Program with a specific focus on the rebates available for hybrid vehicles. In principle, the program delivered by the energy alliance on behalf of the G.N.W.T. is a really good program.

Question 44-16(2) Hybrid Vehicle Rebate  My questions today are directed to the Minister Responsible for Environment and Natural Resources. As discussed in my Member’s statement, I was talking about the Energy Efficiency Incentive Program, with specific reference to the rebate available for hybrid vehicles. In my op

Minister’s Statement 1-16(2) Sessional Statement  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to sort of identify one thing that I thought I was missing. I agree with pretty much everything that Bob and Dave have been saying. I thought the statement was good. But to me, in listening to it and reading through it again, the one thing

Support For The Public Service  On several occasions since I was elected, I have gone on record talking about morale in the public service. The staff of the G.N.W.T. are our most valuable resource. They’re the people who provide the essential services to all the residents in the Northwest Territories. Without

Question 30-16(2) G.N.W.T. Public Service Reductions  In my Member’s statement I talked about morale and the $135 million in budget reductions. Since the announcement has come out from the Premier that there will be $135 million in reductions and staff cuts, we have all had staff come to us and ask us, “Is my job going to be gone

Question 30-16(2) G.N.W.T. Public Service Reductions  I’m glad to hear that. I'd still like to hear that job cuts will be a last resort and that this government will make every reasonable effort to find creative ways of reducing our spending — such as items mentioned yesterday about energy efficiency and those types of things — befo

Palliative Care Benefits Program  It has recently come to my attention that the G.N.W.T. does not offer a palliative care benefits program for Northern residents who have been declared or diagnosed palliative by their physician. Palliative patients are those patients who have reached the end stages of a life-thre

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  I would like to recognize Lena Pedersen as well. She’s a resident of the Great Slave riding.

Question 21-16(2) Palliative Care Medication Benefits  In my Member’s statement today I talked about the lack of a palliative care drug benefits program in the Northwest Territories. Currently the G.N.W.T. does not have a palliative care program. Palliative patients are going through a significant amount of stress, given their condit

Question 21-16(2) Palliative Care Medication Benefits  In my research on this issue I’ve talked to a number of pharmacists, and it’s clear to me, through discussions with them, that the majority of palliative patients are experiencing delays. They are submitting applications that have to go through the department before they get to A

Question 21-16(2) Palliative Care Medication Benefits  Thank you to the Minister. It is important that there is a formulary that would set the parameters of which medications for pain management would be available. I think that in the reviews and in the research, and hopefully in this moving forward in the development of a palliative