Debates of June 6, 2006 (day 6)

June

6

2006

Day

6

Speaker

Word

Members Present

ITEM 1: PRAYER

Assembly Members

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Hay River North

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Yellowknife South

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

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Yellowknife Centre

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Mackenzie Delta

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Jackson Lafferty

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

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Kevin A. Menicoche

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Michael Miltenberger

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Inuvik Boot Lake

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Robert Villeneuve

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Norman Yakeleya

Topics

Bill 10: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 2006-2007

Bill 11: Tourism Act

Bill 12: Garnishment Remedies Statutes Amendment Act

Bill 3: An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act

Bill 4: An Act To Amend The Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act

Bill 5: An Act To Amend The Territorial Parks Act

Bill 6: Engineering And Geoscience Profession Act

Bill 7: Pharmacy Act

Bill 8: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2006

Committee Motion 21-15(5) To Delete $100,000 From MACA’s Regional Operations Activity In Bill 2, Defeated

Committee Motion 22-15(5) To Delete $367,000 From NWTHC In Bill 2, Defeated

Committee Motion 23-15(5) To Delete $222,000 From Transportation’s Airports Activity In Bill 2, Defeated

Committee Motion 24-15(5) To Delete $320,000 From PWS's Asset Management Activity in Bill 2, Carried

Member’s Statement On Adequacy Of Student Financial Assistance

Member’s Statement On Catholic Schools Overcrowding

Member’s Statement On Day Care Concerns

Member’s Statement On Fairness In The Justice System

Member’s Statement On High Cost Of Living

Member’s Statement On Multi-Year Funding For Non-government Organizations

Member’s Statement On Passing Of Fort Good Hope Resident Bruno Ritias

Member’s Statement On Recognition Of Chief Jimmy Bruneau School By The Society For Advancement And Excellence In Education

Member’s Statement On Representative Public Service

Member’s Statement On Support For Small Business

Member’s Statement On Surgical And Specialist Services At Inuvik Regional Hospital

Minister's Statement 16-15(5): Search And Rescue Initiatives

Minister’s Statement 14-15(5): Aklavik Flood Emergency Response

Minister’s Statement 15-15-(5): Report Of The Expert Panel On Equalization And Territorial Formula Financing

Motion 2-15(5): Appointment Of Two Human Rights Commission Members

Motion 3-15(5): Extended Adjournment Of The House To October 17, 2006

Motion To Extend Sitting Hours, Carried

Question 61-15(5): Support For Small Business

Question 62-15(5): Assistance To NGOs

Question 63-15(5): Inequities In Day Care Support

Question 64-15(5): Need For Bylaw Officers In Tlicho Communities

Question 65-15(5): Northern Residence Income Tax Deduction

Question 66-15(5): Rental Subsidy Program

Question 67-15(5): Public Service Performance Review

Question 68-15(5): Comparative Analysis Of The Novel Housing Project

Question 69-15(5): Student Financial Assistance Amounts

Question 70-15(5): Funding Support For Day Care

Tabled Document 18-15(5): Letter From Tlicho Grand Chief George Mackenzie Recognizing The Value Of Elders’ Knowledge

Written Question 6-15(5): Comparative Analysis Of The Novel Housing Project

Statements

Member’s Statement On Surgical And Specialist Services At Inuvik Regional Hospital

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My Member’s statement today is in regard to a petition introduced by my colleague the honourable Robert McLeod, MLA for Inuvik Twin Lakes, regarding a Beaufort-Delta Regional Council petition signed by 794 Beaufort-Delta residents for emergency and surgical services at Inuvik Regional Hospital.

Mr. Speaker, the honourable Premier Joe Handley; the Honourable Floyd Roland, Minister of Finance; Robert McLeod, MLA Inuvik Twin Lakes; and I were in attendance at the Beaufort-Delta Regional Council meeting from March 20th to 23rd, 2006, in Inuvik. In attendance also was medical staff from Inuvik Regional Hospital, as well as government staff from Yellowknife, to listen and answer questions from the Beaufort-Delta delegates. Mr. Speaker, the concerns raised by medical staff at Inuvik Regional Hospital and the Beaufort-Delta Regional Council involves the need for a ministerial director to allow the Inuvik Regional Health and Social Services Authority to staff specialists necessary for surgical and pay salary and benefits for specialists, including general practitioners with special training, surgeons, obstetricians, anaesthesiologists, nurse practitioners and registered nurses.

Mr. Speaker, the Premier and the Minister of Finance heard firsthand the concerns raised by the Beaufort-Delta Regional Council. I support the petition submitted by my colleague from the Beaufort-Delta Regional Council to have the Inuvik Health and Social Services Authority to hire these medical professionals. I encourage the Minister of Health and Social Services to immediately provide a policy directorate to allow the Inuvik Health and Social Services Authority to hire professional medical staff for the benefit of the Beaufort-Delta residents.

In closing, Mr. Speaker, I will continue to lobby and raise this important issue on behalf of the Beaufort-Delta Regional Council and the Inuvik Regional Health and Social Services in their endeavours to address the medical services requirements for the Beaufort-Delta residents. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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