Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Good afternoon. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Before we commence, I’d like to recognize a visitor in the gallery, our Member of Parliament for the Western Arctic, Mr. Dennis Bevington, has joined us for the afternoon.

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Welcome to the gallery. Before we went on break, committee, we agreed to do Tabled Documents 7-16(6), 8-16(6) and 9-16(6). Is committee agreed that we proceed with Tabled Document 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Miltenberger.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Agreed. Community health programs, not previously authorized, $908,000.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Agreed. Shall we move along to page 16, Environment and Natural Resources, capital investment expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $239,000.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Since we’re on a different tabled document, I’ll once again get you to introduce your witnesses for the record.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Agreed. Committee, let’s move along to page 9, Public Works and Services, capital investment expenditures, asset management. Mr. Krutko.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Miltenberger.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My final question, I indicated and I understand the nature of the Evidence Act and how information is intended to be kept confidential certainly with respect to what any doctors or nurses will indicate during this investigation, but during my statement, or sorry, response to the motion, I indicated that, based on what I know and what I understand, I don’t believe it was a human error, I believe it was more of a policy issue and a protocol issue within the hospital. Under the Evidence Act we can’t be told anything that is done or said by the health professionals, but I’m...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Miltenberger.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Agreed. Total department, not previously authorized, $10.714 million.