Debates of October 19, 2006 (day 11)

Thank you, colleagues. I really appreciate that. Thank you, and I will keep it to one question; I promise. Mr. Speaker, during oral questions earlier, I had asked the Minister of Health and Social Services questions about the territorial dementia centre that was planning to go in Yellowknife. The Minister said, on my unedited hand notes here, he said that the dementia centre is now on the capital plan. Those were his words in this House when I asked about it getting on the plan and getting on with it. So he said "now on the capital plan." Can he tell me where that is, where I'll find it, and will he provide a copy of that notation to all Members of this House? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Return To Question 144-15(5): Territorial Dementia Centre Funding

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I intended with my previous answer was to indicate that up to this point, this current business planning process, the dementia facility had never been formally brought forward as a capital project, that work had been done over the last few years. We've used some federal money; we have identified land for the project. It was put in through the capital process for the first time this business planning session, and while it would not be reflected in the capital plan, as I indicated to the YACCS people, it is now in the capital planning process and will be part of the business planning process as we bring it forward again for '08-09. Thank you.