Jackie Jacobson

Nunakput

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Madam Chair. So longterm care support services, I got permission to talk to the COO so that's good, I'll get an email into them. I appreciate that.

Longterm care and supportive service supported living in the communities, in regards to that, is the same thing different budget, or is this right across the territory for that? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, just one last quick question. The mental health wellness recovery capacity and in regards to sending out people in for treatment, we need to be working more of that with the smaller communities that people are asking for treatment and being able to have make it easier for them to get to treatment. I think that we have to really try to get this one sorted out because the mental illness in regards to, you know, anxiety and depression and all this, it has to be we have to take it on full steam ahead in regards to try to help the people. So I think if we if the...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, just in regards to community clinics and health centres in my riding, you know, my nursing staff are really run ragged. They're tired. And I'm really hoping that we could, you know, not only compensate them, I guess, but try to get them a little bit of help for the communities of Tuk and Paulatuk, Ulu and Sachs, because they're really been they've took the brunt of this over the last two years, and I'm hoping that there's a way that we could try to help them out and, you know, put relief nurses in there to help them out so they could have a little bit of rest too...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. No, just in regards to page 198 in regards to program detail child and family services. I do have issues with that in regards to, I guess, I think that the department should be looking at Madam Minister in regards to how do we give our children back to the parents once they're taken into custody? Like, a plan to work with the family instead of them being taken away and the next thing you know they're in longterm care for until their 18 years old and then they're forgot about. You know, they're put back out in the public and all the care that they put into them...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What support's in place for emergency generators if they're not working? I mean, if the main power plant doesn't go down again, are they going to be sending in technicians or mechanics in from Inuvik to get the generators that are broken down now serviced and up and running so we don't have this issue? It's going to be minus 40 tonight, and I don't want to you know, at 5:30 this morning you're already worrying about what's happening in the community. So is the Minister going to make sure that happens? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, Mr. Speaker, at 5:30 a.m., I received an email from Minister Archie. I want to thank her for that in regards to working together with us in regards to trying to get the resupply of Sachs Harbour power, to get that generator sorted out. Can the Minister update the House in regards to the status of the power generation in Sachs Harbour? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Madam Chair. So the $46 million per year for home care, that's right across the Northwest Territories. So I guess what I'm looking for is regards to you going to be home care in regards to some of the communities that I represent, and the lack thereof, I guess. Is there everybody in the communities that apply for this through the health centre, are they getting approved? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just in regards to home care services support in the communities, what does it look like for the Beaufort Delta per se in regards to costing and breakdown for communities; is there a way to get numbers on that? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, thank the Minister for that. In regards to the communitybased suicide prevention, is our government looking at making our own in regards to, like when something like that happens, like, putting in making a how we're getting doctors or psychiatrists to come into the community for the impacts that happened for the like, for a short term, you know, to help alleviate the pressure on the families and individuals. Is there a plan in place like, you know, for the Beaufort Delta for something like that? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)

Thank you, Madam Chair. What time is that agreement going to be signed off on? Thank you, Madam Chair.