Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Ramsay.

I’d like the Members to turn to page 5 of the supplementary appropriation infrastructure handout. Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2011-2012, Department of Public Works and Services, operations expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $400,000.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. I’d also like to inform the Members here today, obviously, of the use of parliamentary language and the proper etiquette moving forward. I know it’s been a long day for everyone. To the motion. I have Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you. I appreciate the Minister for giving reference to the act. There’s no doubt that the topic of addictions is a high topic for the Members on this side of the House. You can only count on many hands how many times this has been brought up even in this Assembly here. But the idea about addictions is understanding where you start. We talked about emerging addiction areas; well, I don’t want to use the word emerging because I believe this has been around here not only for the short period but it’s been around here for a very long period of time. Given what was said here today and the...

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 3-17(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2011-2011, and Tabled Document 2-17(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2011-2012, and would like to report progress with two motions being adopted and that consideration of Tabled Documents 3-17(2) and 2-17(2) are concluded and the House concur with those estimates and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Last on my list for general comments I have Mr. Bromley.

The Member has requested a recorded vote. All those in favour. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Being a pharmacist for the past 20 years in the Territories has allowed me the ability to see changes in prescriber behaviour and people’s view on prescription drugs, especially narcotics.

Admittedly, I would have to say our prescribers are doing an incredible job to make sure we aren’t over-prescribing for hard narcotics, pain management and therapies. That said, there are always those patients that slip through the cracks and find the means to double doctor, or what we refer to as polypharmacy, for acquiring their drug of choice. Obviously the new WOLF prescriber...

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Continuing with detail. We have Ms. Bisaro.