Question 115-13(6): Basic Functional Program Review  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the response that the Minister speaks about getting back to the Baffin Regional Health Board, if in the best circumstances that response came back in the next two weeks let us say, would that mean that indeed the P3 project for the Baffin Regi

Question 115-13(6): Basic Functional Program Review  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the functional program has been submitted by the Baffin Regional Health Board to the Department of Health. I understand they have had it now for some time. I am wondering if the Minister could update us exactly what is the expectant time-line

Question 115-13(6): Basic Functional Program Review  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier today Mr. Ng made a statement concerning the update on the P-3 projects and the hospital facilities. I would like to follow up on that statement and ask some questions concerning the functional program review. I am wondering if the

Member's Statement 97-13(6): Upcoming Iqaluit Conferences  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to speak about two important conferences occurring in Iqaluit this week. One is dealing with suicide prevention measures and counselling training. This workshop builds on previous conferences with many people participating from

Motion 5-13(6): Impact Of Nav Canada Service Fees On Air Transportation Costs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seconded the motion because I thought that after seeing the non-receptive way that NAV Canada has dealt with the issue of the service fees, not only now, but last year when it first came up, and again this past summer in Iqaluit when we had

Item 12: Reports Of Committees On The Review Of Bills  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like at this time to report to the Legislative Assembly that the Standing Committee on Infrastructure has reviewed Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act, and wishes to report that Bill 8 is now ready for the

Question 101-13(6): Suicide Intervention Programs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that is good news. When will that report be available and will that report be available to the communities to people actually dealing in the field with suicide so they would be able to take that report and hopefully use some of the findings fr

Question 101-13(6): Suicide Intervention Programs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the Minister, that indeed, the workshop occurring in Iqaluit now is a good step. Mr. Speaker, sometimes, when we are talking about suicides we do not have any type of statistic to show where intervention has actual

Question 101-13(6): Suicide Intervention Programs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From January 1998 to August 28, 1998, there were 18 suicides in the Northwest Territories, 17 in Nunavut and only one here in the western Arctic. Can the Minister tell us, does the department itself actually have a specific strategy to deal with suicide an

Question 101-13(6): Suicide Intervention Programs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on my earlier Member's statement, I would like to ask the Minister of Health some questions. Mr. Speaker, could the Minister inform us if we are funding or have in place a coordinated intervention program for suicide? Thank you

Member's Statement 83-13(6): Dealing With Suicide In The North  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are few families in Nunavut who have not been touched by suicide. This government has spent considerable sums of money trying to address the problem, and we had workshops, training courses, awareness weeks and continued ongoing programs

Question 85-13(6): Compassionate Travel  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the policies that the boards follow, are those GNWT developed policies, authorized policies from the GNWT or actually those policies that the board can come up with? For example, if a health board in particular would like to finance, if they

Question 85-13(6): Compassionate Travel  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, where are those provisions outlined?

Question 85-13(6): Compassionate Travel  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on the implementation of the strategic health plan released by Mr. Ng today, he is looking at shaping our future through that strategic plan for health and wellness. I am wondering if the department has looked at the issue surrounding compas

Question 72-13(6): Sport North Update  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the concerns that we do have in Nunavut is the ability of Sport Nunavut to raise its own funds. To that end, over that last two years we have been able to open up 649 terminals in Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit to help generat