Jane Groenewegen
Statements in Debates
Anything further, Mr. Bromley? Thank you. Mr. Dolynny.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m not sure I understood everything that the Minister just said, but it seems like in there somewhere he said that if you have applied for your card and you were a holder of a card previously that you will get coverage. I’d ask the Minister if he would commit to communicating that out to the folks at the front line so that there’s no confusion when a person who is a bona fide NWT resident shows up and their card has not come in the mail yet. If that could be communicated somehow, because there does seem to be some misunderstanding about that even on the front-line...
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Guy.
Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Next I have Mr. Yakeleya.
Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Guy.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Guy.
When there are glitches and people are not getting health care cards in a timely manner, what we have been doing… Constituents have been providing us with a list of names and scenarios and we’ve been taking that to the Minister’s office. Some, as Mr. Bouchard had indicated, have not had a lot of success in contacting the insurance office in Inuvik. Mailboxes are full when you call to leave a voice mail and so on. I’m sure this is a big undertaking for them, too, but what would we tell people, what would we tell our constituents if they are not receiving their health care card in a timely...
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Department of Health. Ms. Bisaro.
Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Mr. Dolynny.
Thank you. On to page 8, Finance, capital investment expenditures, office of the comptroller general, not previously authorized, $28,000; office of the chief information officer, not previously authorized, $572,000; total department, not previously authorized, $600,000.