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

Transition plans will help individuals from both within and outside of Yellowknife who have become accustomed to face-to-face contact seamlessly switch to phone and electronic services. While at Stanton I did notice an empty office right where Medical Travel used to be. Medical Travel could have been left with at least one office there to help with this transition plan.

Customer service is important and as a result I’ll be asking the Minister some questions on the move to medical travel and their change in philosophy with respect to working with their clients during question period today.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over the last couple of months I’ve had a number of constituents mention concerns they have about the relocation of the medical travel office, which was formerly located at the Stanton Territorial Hospital. To see firsthand the status of the medical travel office and how the authority was addressing the move, I decided I’d go for a visit.

On Monday, September 27th, I went to Stanton where I found the offices formerly occupied by Medical Travel. On the door was an 8.5 inch by 11 inch sheet of paper with the following message:

Our offices have been relocated. If you need...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Krutko.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, similar to my colleague Mr. Ramsay, I grew up with Mr. Whitford’s sons, and even as a young man it was clear and obvious that Tony is a great Northerner and that he is an inspiration to us all. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank him for his honesty, for his compassion, for his decision, for his long service, and most important, for his wonderful stories. Tony has been, is, and always will be, an important part of this Legislature and the Northwest Territories as a whole. Thank you.

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Committee Report 1-16(5), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on On-Line Petitions; Committee Report 2-16(5), Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the use of Laptops, Computers and Hand-held Electronic Devices in the Legislative Assembly; and Tabled Document 4-16(5), Executive Summary of the Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project, and would like to report progress with six motions being adopted and that consideration of Committee Reports 1-16(5) and 2-16(5) are concluded. Mr...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Bromley.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I was pleased to see a press release that indicated that stem cell challenge clinics have been organized in the Northwest Territories by the Yellowknife Fire Department and Medic North in support of the first annual National EMS Stem Cell Challenge. I’d like to take this opportunity to applaud both the Yellowknife Fire Department and Medic North for facilitating this important challenge.

The press release went further to indicate that the nationwide challenge is aimed at registering healthy, committed Canadians, aged 17 to 50, on the National Stem...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier in follow up to the questions from my colleague Mr. Bromley. I think one of the biggest problems that we have with finding ways to support the voluntary sector is the fact that I don’t think that we have a clear definition of what the voluntary sector is. You hear some people talk about pure volunteerism and I hear people talk about NGOs. Quite frankly, the voluntary sector is a combination of the two. I think that would help us an awful lot. So I was wondering if I could get the Premier to commit to working with some of these volunteer...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 14)

Once again, thank you to the Premier for that. I’m also happy to hear that he’s going to give Priorities and Planning an opportunity to look at that and make recommendations as well. I think it’s important to the operations of the working group that the operations are transparent. Given that the Minister of Health and Social Services is responsible for the final design and ultimately the implementation of the Supplemental Health Program, it’s important that she be open to recommendations from this committee. Based on that, I’m a little worried that if the Minister of Health and Social Services...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 14)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Premier in follow up to my Member’s statement earlier today. First off I’d like to applaud Cabinet for taking this unprecedented move to develop a joint working group…

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…to find workable solutions on an issue that is clearly of significant importance to Members of this House and residents of the Northwest Territories. I strongly agree that working together on this is important and in the best interests of all people in the Northwest Territories. This is definitely a positive step.

However, I do have some questions on process. Mr...