David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I’m just wondering if I can get the Minister’s response to this. The nurses are, like I mentioned, going to launch a complaint with the Equal Pay Commission; Nitya Iyer is her name and she’s the Northwest Territories Equal Pay Commissioner. They’re going to challenge the Public Service Act under section 40. I’m wondering what are the Minister’s thoughts with them doing that and how that might proceed and have an impact on his operation. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger, for that. One other thing that I wanted to bring up with you today was the case of the Hay Plan re-evaluation at Stanton Territorial Hospital and whether that should have happened or not. I mean, that’s water under the bridge now, but it’s still having an impact on a substantial number of nurses who are employed at Stanton Territorial Hospital and through the government and the union they haven’t been able to really get any type of understanding or resolution to their concerns. In fact, they’re in the process of taking their concerns to the...

Thank you, Mr. Minister. I would like to recognize the clock at this time. Thank you, Mr. Minister, and your witnesses, Mr. St. Germaine and Mr. Murray, for your attendance this afternoon. I will rise and report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to ask the Minister what the department’s stand is or if they’re taking issue with this Internet pharmacy issue and the fact that people are accessing drugs online. Does he consider this to be an issue for the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess even sexually-transmitted diseases have politically correct names nowadays. I suppose there’s a medical reason why it’s done that way, but I know most young people out there would certainly fear a disease much more than they would fear an infection. I will just leave it at that, Madam Chair.

The ongoing negotiations between our government and the federal government over resource revenue sharing and devolution continue to come with a hefty price. There’s something fundamentally wrong when a territory with a finite amount of resources such as the Northwest Territories is left having to pay the tab chasing what basically is our money. There is something that is absolutely fundamentally wrong with how this works and I don’t agree that we should have to use what little resources we have chasing the money. We should actually go back to the federal government and demand that they pay...