Calvin Pokiak

Surgery, yes. Apparently he went home shortly afterwards; he was discharged the second day. Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Who determines the outcome of the patients travelling shortly after or a day after their surgery? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess the question that I have for the Minister, Mr. Speaker, is I’m really unsure that his department makes sure the patients, when they travel back and forth from their home communities, are taken care of with regard to their travels. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would just like to wish my wife, Mrs. Pokiak, back home all the best for Valentine’s Day, along with my family. It’s really tough being away from home, but we are down here working for the people and representing people of the NWT and our constituents.

I got a call this morning, Mr. Speaker, with regard to a long-time resident of Holman, requesting that I recognize Mr. Gary Bristow, the former mayor of Holman. They will be recognizing him with a supper tonight. On behalf of the people in Holman, Gary Bristow, we wish you the best of luck in the future.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Does your department work along with the drafted terms of reference right now or is that taken care of by the government? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. General comments, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this time, I would like to welcome my brother Randall Pokiak, and my niece, his daughter, Devalynn. It’s good to see them down here. It’s not often people travel from back home to come to Yellowknife. They had the good patience to sit down for an hour and listen to all of this. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the question I have for the Minister is if you had seen this person who was in pain when he returned home, it was very clear when I met him in Inuvik that he was in pain. He just got out of surgery the day before, they sent him back home to Inuvik, and again he was one of those unfortunate people who had to be on stand-by again, Mr. Speaker. Will the department ensure that prior to the release of outpatients, that they are able to travel without any pain? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d be willing to share that information with the Minister. Another thing I mentioned on Friday in my Member’s statement is with regard to a patient who was shortly discharged a day after his…