David Krutko

A motion is on the floor. To the motion.

Just to remind the Members that we’re on page 7, Department of Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, supplementary health programs, not previously authorized, $6.801 million.

Moving to page 9. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2010-2011, Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, education and culture, not previously authorized, negative $878,000.

Total department, not previously authorized, $5.028 million.

Moving on to page 6. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, $1.024 million.

Mr. Miltenberger.

One of the concerns I have about the rollback is what we’re finding statistically is an aboriginal income in the Northwest Territories is around $18,000. We’re expecting them to pay anything more. It’s a question of affordability and I don’t think a lot of aboriginal people can afford to pay for coverage. There was the issue around income testing, looking at that opportunity and people getting third-party insurance. I’d like to ask, are those options still on the table and also looking at using the format that it would be some sort of wage parity in regards to how this program is going to be...

Total department, not previously authorized, $15 million.

Yes, maybe if we could just remind Members we can get back to the discussion before us where we’re dealing with the supplementary appropriation and this particular area dealing with medical travel. We’re talking about something much broader than that. If we could keep our discussions to the item that’s before us. Mr. Miltenberger.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2010-2011, Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, health services programs, not previously authorized, $500,000.