David Krutko

Mr. Speaker, again, the individual that I speak of is 90 years old. He’s visually impaired. He’s already in a controlled setting in regard to the Joe Greenland Centre. He has 24-hour support. I’d like to ask the Minister exactly what are we doing to work with the families so that when the individuals transition out of the Joe Greenland, that their needs will be met in regard to their disability or the respite responsibility or palliative care, whatever will be required to ensure that those individuals have the care that they need to be able to live either independently or basically have the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to my Member’s statement, it has come to my attention that there has been a letter sent to two elderly individuals who are in the Joe Greenland Centre receiving long-term care support. Mr. Speaker, I’d just like to read a sentence out of the letter. It says, “The staff will help you transition to your family’s home on or before February 16, 2011, by 5:00 p.m.” So they’ve got to be out of there exactly at 5:00 p.m., February 16th.

Mr. Speaker, we had a public meeting in Aklavik on January 25th, with the Minister of Health, the Minister of Housing and also the...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Next on my list I have Mr. Ramsay.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted

Is the committee agreed?

We will deal with Tabled Document 133-16(5). General comments. Mr. Abernethy.

I would like to call the Committee of the Whole to order. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: tabled documents 4, 30, 38, 62, 75, 103, 133; Bill 4, Minister’s Statement 65-16(5) and Minister’s Statement 88-16(5). What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister, I know I requested this some time ago and yet we are almost at the end of the life of this government. We had a meeting with the Minister in regards to finding, in regards to the rural remote communities, of giving us actual cost breakdowns per program in each community, cost per program, number of jobs in those programs and exactly what the cost to operate programs and services are in our communities and the services that are being developed out there. I would like to ask the Minister if he could pull that information together. He has...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted