Daryl Dolynny

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 7, oral questions.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Minister Miltenberger.

Department total, not previously authorized, $400,000.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. To the motion, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Again I appreciate the Minister’s response on that. Can the Minister or his department give some idea of the timelines when these regulations might be altered or amended so that we can gather information throughout the Territories? As I said, this is not just isolated to urban Northwest Territories; I believe this issue is prevalent everywhere. Having an understanding of the timeline would definitely help prepare, with respect to addictions.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Ms. Bisaro.

That’s correct, Mr. Bromley. Seeing that there are no other general comments, does committee agree to go to detail?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. I’ll go back to Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I stand here before you not just as the MLA for Range Lake but as a health care professional who’s been practicing here in the North for over 20 years and serving not only the needs of Yellowknife but pretty much the needs of all of the Northwest Territories and prior to 1999, Nunavut as well. So I stand here before you today as someone who I think has got a lot of vast experience when it comes to prescription drugs and health care.

I will not deny the fact that illicit drug use, tobacco, alcohol, these are all serious addictions out there that we see every day, and I...

Ms. Bisaro.