Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Statements in Debates

Debates of , (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Total department, not previously authorized, $1.605 million.

Debates of , (day 7)

So, Mr. Speaker, then the Minister is denying that it was not possible for a casual employee at the Department of Health and Social Services to have access to MLAs’ personal information at any time?

Debates of , (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Education and culture, not previously authorized, $4.082 million. Mr. Pokiak.

Debates of , (day 7)

Agreed. Thank you. Total department, not previously authorized, $3.812 million.

Debates of , (day 7)

Law enforcement, not previously authorized, $420,000.

Debates of , (day 7)

Total department, not previously authorized, $1.605 million. Mr. Yakeleya.

Debates of , (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today, as you can see, we are talking about alcohol. I want to talk about alcohol abuse. We don’t talk about it enough. Could it be that we have become acclimatized or desensitized to the presence of alcohol abuse in the North? Maybe we have accepted it as a fact of life in the North and we have just learned to live with it.

Occasionally, we throw up some stats on some of our social indicators compared to other jurisdictions or national averages. Yes, there we are still with some of the worst instances of premature deaths, suicides, motor vehicle...

Debates of , (day 7)

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Yakeleya.