Floyd Roland

Thank you, Madam Chair. With me at the table I have to my immediate right, Mr. Chuck Parker, deputy minister, Department of Health and Social Services; further to my right is Mr. Dean Soenan, director of child and family services; and to my left is Patricia Gall, legislative counsel. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am pleased to introduce Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act. The current act allows the Department of Health and Social Services to apprehend children under the age of 16 in specific circumstances where the safety of a child may be jeopardized, including the denial of proper medical attention. The proposed amendments to the act are required to meet constitutional obligations ensuring the rights of parents are protected and consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. These amendments will ensure parents receive a fair and prompt...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department has not raised this issue with me in this area. We will continue to work on the program we have established in partnership with the NGOs and health and social services authority. This specific area hasn’t been brought to my attention. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don’t have a specific caseload that all of our workers have in the communities across the Northwest Territories at this point, but, from the department’s perspective, we have invested quite a substantial amount of money over the last few years in trying to strengthen this area of mental health and addictions. For example, in 2007, as I had stated yesterday in a number of questions, 77 positions were added and funding of about $6.6 million through health and social services authorities to strengthen this area. That went towards community wellness...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the program, as it was set up and put through the process, is aimed at those communities that already, through the municipality, deliver services for ambulance. So that is where it is going to be focussed. The training aspect will be across the board for where we already have services. There are some communities, for example, that have services delivered through a health authority. Those will remain, as those are funded through authorities. This piece will go towards those communities that do deliver through the municipality and it is application...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise the House that the Honourable Joe Handley and the Honourable Michael McLeod will be absent from the House today to attend the annual general meeting of the NWT Association of Communities in Norman Wells. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I don’t have the actual dollar breakdown per job. What we do have, for example, Fort McPherson in 2007-08, decommissioning of the tank farm and resupply pipelines will be carried out. In 2008-09, hydrocarbon remediation as well as 2009-10 and then the final report. Wrigley in 2008-09 is decommission, resupply pipeline, shore manifold with catchment basin and dispenser cabinets and then the hydrocarbon as well and hydrocarbon remediation as well in 2009-10 and then the final report. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the $40,000 is for the ramp at the Grandfather Ayah School.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, by far, in this point in time, we spend the majority of our resources dealing with the after effects of alcoholism and abuse in our communities in the Northwest Territories. The department has recently undergone a new direction of, as stated in this House by Mr. Miltenberger, a 1 percent target at this point targeted towards the prevention side, along with the awareness campaign that the department is undertaking. So we’re starting to look at further investments in the prevention side. By far, if we can get to our children at a young age, we can make a...

Thank you, Madam Chair. The amounts here identified are for capital carry-overs, so the work that was not completed at the time would be carried over. There is some work that is left to be completed under Mildred Hall. As well, for further information, because it is not our asset, that’s why we find it under operations, not capital carry-over. That’s later on in this document.