David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to follow up with my question in my Member’s statement to the Minister of Health and Social Services on the powers of the Minister under the health act. It does indeed describe the powers of the Minister and it says that the Minister may, and gives a whole list of items. Under (a) it refers to licensing, supervision and inspection of health facilities and social services facilities in the Northwest Territories to ensure that adequate standards are maintained for those facilities.

We have health centres throughout the Northwest Territories in almost every one...

We are on page 3-15. Human Resources, operations expenditure summary, human resource strategy and policy, operations expenditure summary, $6.257 million.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. If we can turn to page 3, Executive, operations expenditures, Minister’s office, not previously authorized, $50,000. Agreed?

Department of Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, education and culture, not previously authorized, $100,000.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. Any general comments in regard to the Department of Human Resources? What is the wish of the committee?

Minister of HR.

Okay we are on page 6. We are dealing with health services programs, not previously authorized, $4.269 million.

Minister of HR.

Does committee agree if the Minister brings in his witnesses?

Community justice and corrections, not previously authorized, $342,000.