Floyd Roland

Thank you, Madam Chairperson. A review has been done in the area of the Dogrib Health and Community Services Board, and one of the areas that was brought to our attention was that there is a chronic under funding of the board, specifically in the area of ambulance services. That was one of the main areas that this bill goes to address. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, with this plan that’s been put in place we feel that is enough money to carry us through the duration of this first phase. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the transfer of the pay office from the Stanton Territorial Health Authority took place and moved into the Financial Management Board Secretariat. This is the money that goes along with that.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the third time. Thank you.

Yes, please.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the government has always had a priority around housing. The specific issue about the homelessness issue is one that we’ve started to address through this process and maybe we can have the Minister responsible for the homeless, Mr. Miltenberger, give some more detail. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I don’t have that information on me at this time. I don’t know if the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs has that available at this time, but he may have that detail that he can provide to the Member. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I stated earlier, there are two factors that add up to the $311,000. One is the increased usage has caused more work to be done, increased the cycles of maintenance on the road, as well as extending it for the extra two weeks because of the increased activity in the region. So there are the two factors to that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document, entitled Public Utilities Board 2004 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the process hasn’t concluded, so as things continue to move on we’ll be able to provide further updates. My information is that this process is still ongoing. Thank you.