Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 7)

Thank you. Unfortunately, I do not have the latest detail on what we’re doing to close that gap with 16 to 18 year olds in the NWT within the act. I’m almost positive that it’s going to require revision to the act as per the legislative proposal, but I can’t say 100 percent that we can do more without a revision. So I will commit to the Member and to the Assembly to update the Members on that specific item within those recommendations. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

I will commit to having our department, Health and Social Services, the executive office, start those discussions and we will make contact with BC Health in Nelson and also discuss that with the leadership in Fort Liard. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

Mr. Speaker, yes, I am prepared to have the Department of Health and Social Services have discussions between the leadership in Fort Liard, Deh Cho Health and Social Services, to discuss the feasibility of using the health system out of Fort Nelson, British Columbia. We will use our agreements with Alberta as a guide to hold those discussions. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

As I indicated, within the continuum for care for seniors, I will give the Member a progress report on how we are moving along with that initiative. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

I would have no problem discussing that with the Minister of Education. We have recognized that the schools that have easy access seem to be a centre for elders to attend and visit with the students and teachers within those schools. Schools that have barriers such as steep steps are not as senior friendly. So we can have that discussion between the two departments or between my responsibilities as the Minister responsible for Seniors and the Education Minister. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

Thank you. We have set up a structure where we have, within the Cabinet, a subcommittee of Cabinet that is a social envelope committee, which is led by the Minister of Justice. Within that committee we have the various Ministers working on that committee. We also work with the Regular Members in developing some work through the small communities, the real remote communities, to be able to have the work that’s needed to be able to assist seniors in the various communities across the small communities where they may not have the same type of support systems that are available such as the NGOs in...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

Thank you. We have a seniors coordinator within the Department of Health and Social Services reporting through the system at Health and Social Services. That coordinator works closely with the NWT Seniors’ Society. The Seniors’ Society supports the various seniors’ organizations in the communities across the Territories. That is how we coordinate our activities or any support that we may have from the government through the one individual that works through the Department of Health and she will get some administrative support within the Department of Health and Social Services. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m sorry; I was distracted and didn’t hear the question.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

Mr. Speaker, normally we don’t have a system where we pay retroactively on medical travel and so on within our own system. Right within our system we don’t have that possibility. But I will look at having a system where if it’s medical travel, just like we do medical travel into Alberta, there would be medical travel from Fort Liard. As opposed to going to Simpson, they’re going down to Fort Nelson and it would be just like the regular medical travel system. I will look at that. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We do not have arrangements currently with BC Health.