Daryl Dolynny

I guess the purpose of my question is that we’re putting money towards identifying cancer and getting cases that are not previously detected into a treatment program. I think, speaking from a health professional perspective myself, it’s great to talk about issues, but by the same token, we have to identify people early on in the Cancer Strategy in order to create a wellness program with early detection. I’d appreciate if the Minister could get back to us in terms of what the breakdown is in the future. More of a comment.

My other question again has to earmark roughly what the Member from...

Thank you, committee. At this point, I’d like to thank the Minister. I’d like to thank our guests for joining us today. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort our witnesses out of the Chamber. Thank you very much.

Mr. Menicoche, what is the wish of the committee?

I do appreciate the fact that we have certain regions that don’t have all the fundamentals of the healthy families programs. You’ll see a lot of my questions here today is that I’m trying to make sure that we’re spending the right dollars in the right areas, and making sure that all communities, large and small, are benefactors of our promotion and prevention budget, and that we’re not just picking certain areas for that. Clarity is important.

My second question has to do with the Cancer Strategy, which is about $200,000 which is being added into. As the Member for Weledeh indicated, this is a...

Page 8, Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2012-2013, department, subject, Environment and Natural Resources, operations expenditures, activity, environment, not previously authorized, $1.700 million. Total department, not previously authorized, $1.700 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Madam Chair. It was a pleasure to see this amount being reinstated into the Ground Ambulance Program due to a sunset. My question, though, to the department is not so much the fact that this has been reinstated, but the fact that these monies were somewhat challenged by communities to access, whether they were complex in nature, whether the application process was not clear. Has the department made provisions to make sure that these monies are more easily available, maybe better definitions or better accessibility protocols for community-based organizations to acquire? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.

Correct me if I am wrong; I heard that this will not be reviewed for a period of 10 years. Is that correct, Madam Chair?

Page 6, Justice, operations expenditures, activity, not previously authorized, legal aid services, $47,000. Community justice and corrections, not previously authorized, $355,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $402,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, very encouraging news. I think people listening out there feel that their needs are being met. Until such time as we have policies in place, we have budgets in place, there are communities out there that are in dire need. They need medical transport vehicles to avoid patients being transported in the back of quads, in the back of pickup trucks. Is there any appetite for this department or the government to look at the needs of individual communities, assess them, and do more good now than waiting for some projected budget in the future? Can we assist these...

Madam Chair, again, I appreciate the level of detail. Can the department indicate if there was a target level interest accrual for the first year of this fund?