Question 266-16(2) High Cost Of Living In Small Communities  Mr. Speaker, I’d like to ask the Premier: is there anything that’s happening right now in this area that would impact the cost of living immediately?

Question 266-16(2) High Cost Of Living In Small Communities  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. To assist the Premier in reducing cost-of-living initiatives, and again keeping within the context of small communities, will the Premier commit to establishing a joint committee of representatives — with Ministers and Ordinary Members — to look at and ide

Committee Motion 29-16(2) To Reinstate Stanton Hospital Telehealth Coordinator Position And Associated Contribution Funding For A Total Amount Of $210,000, Health And Social Services, Program Delivery Support (Committee Motion Carried)  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have some questions in this area, so I’m going to ask my questions and hope I’m not too far off into the wrong section. These are specific to my riding, Tu Nedhe. What I’ll do is just ask a series of questions one at a time. My first one: I recognize I

Committee Motion 29-16(2) To Reinstate Stanton Hospital Telehealth Coordinator Position And Associated Contribution Funding For A Total Amount Of $210,000, Health And Social Services, Program Delivery Support (Committee Motion Carried)  The other area that affects my communities of Res and Lutselk’e is the area of community wellness. The alcohol and drug workers in Tu Nedhe are wondering if the department has looked at increasing the comfortable accessibility of those programs. I think that program continues t

Committee Motion 29-16(2) To Reinstate Stanton Hospital Telehealth Coordinator Position And Associated Contribution Funding For A Total Amount Of $210,000, Health And Social Services, Program Delivery Support (Committee Motion Carried)  Just the last area, I suppose. I’m just wondering if the department would be looking into the whole home care area. When the Minister and I did travel into Fort Resolution, the community had talked about home care. A lot of the community members talked about home care and maybe i

Committee Motion 29-16(2) To Reinstate Stanton Hospital Telehealth Coordinator Position And Associated Contribution Funding For A Total Amount Of $210,000, Health And Social Services, Program Delivery Support (Committee Motion Carried)  This last area I wanted to speak of is a little more complicated — for me, anyway. There always seems to be indifference, I guess would be the best term to describe it, in how the social workers.... The social workers have a policy to follow. It doesn’t exactly fit with the way t

High Cost Of Living In Small Communities  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. [English translation not provided]. Today I would like to talk about the cost of living and its impact on residents in smaller communities. The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight of the 15th Legislative Assembly conducted pre-budget com

High Cost Of Living In Small Communities  For those residents living in smaller communities, Mr. Speaker, these initiatives have minimal impact on the daily grind of managing the high costs that come with living in smaller communities. So I ask once again: how will the government support individuals and families to minim

Infrastructure Needs In Small Communities  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to talk about municipal services and infrastructure needs in smaller communities like Fort Resolution and Lutselk’e. Those of us in the larger centres enjoy many municipal conveniences that we take for granted. In smaller communities

Question 252-16(2) Infrastructure Needs In Small Communities  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Today I talked about municipal services infrastructure needs in small communities like Fort Resolution and Lutselk’e. I’d like to follow up with questions to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Can the Minister tell us how the department all

Question 252-16(2) Infrastructure Needs In Small Communities  Does the department have a long- term plan to improve standards in smaller communities during the budgeting process?

Question 252-16(2) Infrastructure Needs In Small Communities  I thank the Minister for part of the response. I was looking to see if they actually have a physical long-term plan that Municipal and Community Affairs works out with municipalities. I’m asking the question: does the Minister have a long-term plan for the communities?

Question 252-16(2) Infrastructure Needs In Small Communities  Will the Minister agree to have his department do a comprehensive evaluation of programs and services, the budgeting process and infrastructure needs in small communities?

Committee Motion 27-16(2) To Reinstate The Elders On The Land Program Under Programs And District Operations (Committee Motion Carried)  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I, too, will support the motion to bring the program back as it was previously. If the program is as it was previously, then the program is designed to take actual elders out of core need. If taking individual clients, individual families or people out of co

Main Estimates 2008–2009 Department Of Health And Social Services  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Federal Fiduciary Responsibility for Indian and Inuit Health Care Costs It is noticed that the federal government has capped forced growth for health care for Indians and Inuit at 2 per cent per annum. With increases to health care costs averaging 6 to 7