Norman Yakeleya

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to recognize a former colleague, the chief from Detah, Mr. Peter Liske, and also Garth Wallbridge. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, November 1, 2004, I will move the following motion:

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that notwithstanding Rule 4, that when this House adjourns on Friday, October 29, 2004, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, February 9, 2005;

And further, that any time prior to February 9, 2005, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services.

Please provide a list of programs and services that are offered to disabled persons in communities and larger centers and by which government department.

Within the health authorities of the Northwest Territories, what types of programs and services are coordinated by the authorities?

Where do all the disabled funding services come from to serve the disabled people in the North; federal, territorial or non-government agencies?

What NGO agencies are delivering programs or services in small...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to hear that the homecare services will be expanded and looked at in the small communities. Can the Minister tell me what funding is available to local governments and NGOs that deliver programs and services to disabled persons at the smaller community level? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I talked about the people with disabilities in our small communities and larger centres. My question today is to the Minister of Health and Social Services. In larger centres, there are support groups and NGOs that provide services to disabled persons. The same cannot be said for small communities. Can the Minister of Health and Social Services tell me what services are available for disabled persons living in the smaller communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave earlier today.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this motion is one I fully support. It’s been an issue I have supported. Earlier today, the Honourable David Krutko made reference to the challenges of our young people and it’s something I support 100 percent.

Mr. Speaker, since the time of the cavemen who stomped on the bridge and started howling at the moon, we have, as a society, wrestled with the effects of alcohol in our communities and as a whole.

We, as legislators and leaders, need to be educated on the devastating effects of alcohol abuse and the costs we pay either as a government, communities...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the treatment centre motion I gave notice of earlier today.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, November 1, 2004, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that the government establish a centre in the NWT dedicated to treating addictions to drugs other than alcohol;

And further that the government establish an addictions treatment centre specifically for youth;

And furthermore that the government reopen residential treatment centres in Yellowknife and Inuvik.

Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will seek unanimous consent to deal with this motion today.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell me whether the recent review of the disabled services in the Northwest Territories investigated the delivery of services at the community level? Thank you.