Daryl Dolynny

This concludes the Department of Health and Social Services for today. We would like to thank our witnesses, Ms. DeLancey and Ms. Mathison. Thank you for your efforts. Also to the Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses out of the Chamber. We will start Public Works and Services but we will take a short recess.

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Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Page 8-35, Health and Social Services, information item, details of funding allocated to health and social services authorities.

Committee, we’re on page 8-31. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. A motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This motion clearly indicates that we need to focus on some better initiatives in the education and promotion of healthy, active living. I just want to share a couple of key statistics with you to put a light on this motion.

Life expectancy is six years lower in the NWT than the Canadian average, and I think that’s why this motion has been brought forward. Sixty-three percent of NWT residents 15 and over are overweight or obese compared to only 51 percent of Canadians. It is clear and obvious that we need to do a better job in health promotion and education so that we...

Thank you, Ms. DeLancey. We’ll continue on with Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. We’re on page 8-31; however, before we continue, I’m going to ask committee members, as well as the department, if we could just tighten up the questions a little bit and maybe tighten up the answers a little bit as we can move on this activity summary. Moving on with questions I have Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Page 8-37 to 8-41, Health and Social Services, information item, work performed on behalf of others.

Madam Chair, I wish to speak to this motion, in favour of this motion, by using the soothing words of then Auditor General of Canada, Ms. Sheila Fraser. My reference is to the tabled document of March 1, 2011, in this House from the Auditor General with respect to this motion directly.

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