David Ramsay

Mr. Speaker, I highlighted some of the things the government has been doing over the last three years, but the statistics don’t lie, Mr. Speaker. There is a 107 percent increase in the last four years of incidents of spousal assault in the Northwest Territories. The Minister didn’t answer the question. How is the Minister and the government going to evaluate the success of the measures that we brought in, the legislation that we brought in as well as the action plan on family violence? How is that going to be evaluated, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a few questions. Sorry, I had to step out there. I understand there is going to be some more information coming forward on locum nurses in the Northwest Territories. Just a quick question: does the department know how many are currently being utilized in the Northwest Territories today?

The Northwest Territories is in desperate need of more awareness and education about family violence. Later this week I will be highlighting V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.

Mr. Chairman, I guess I am a little bit confused. On the department’s website I don’t see a defined scope of practice for all health professionals in the Northwest Territories. It might be in policy somewhere, but where is the definition for every health professional in the Northwest Territories? Where is the definition for their scope of practice on the department’s website? I don’t see it there, Mr. Chairman. Maybe I am missing something here. Where would I locate that? Thank you.

Under the policy, the division provides leadership and services in policy, legislation and regulation, and, as well, for the licensing of a number of health professions. I’m just wondering, under the scope of practice for health professions in the Northwest Territories, are we up to date on all of our scope of practice for all health professionals in the Northwest Territories today? Thank you.

I thank the Minister for that. I’m wondering if the Minister could provide to the House copies of the correspondence between the department and the authorities as related to the financial standing in the authorities and what the advice would be in written form that was communicated from the department to the authorities. I’d like to see that in writing, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’ve got a couple of questions on 8-13. I’m just wondering if we could just go back there for a brief second. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, in the Minister’s statement earlier today, he had advised the House that Ruskin was going to come up with a revised construction schedule sometime by the end of February and, as I mentioned in my statement, time is money. If this project gets delayed, it will undoubtedly cost more. I am just wondering why it is that Regular Members have not seen the contract between Ruskin and the Government of the Northwest Territories for the remainder of the work on the Deh Cho Bridge Project so that we can better understand what our liabilities are and what would be eligible cost overruns...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ve got a few questions today for the Minister of Transportation. It gets back to his statement earlier and my statement earlier about the Deh Cho Bridge Project.

I want to start off by thanking the Minister. Concerns were raised in this House a year ago in regard to some deficiencies with the project and the quality assurance on the project. I’d like to thank the Minister for directing the department to conduct the Levelton Report, as it’s called, and come up with the 14 recommendations contained in that report. I know that work is proceeding to address those concerns...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to speak today about the Deh Cho Bridge Project. I appreciate the Minister’s statement here earlier today.

I was happy to see the Finance Minister mention that Regular Members will be getting an update from Minister Michael McLeod later in this session. I look forward to seeing that. I’m also looking forward to Auditor General Sheila Fraser’s report on the bridge project, which should be tabled in this House in four weeks’ time. I want to thank the Minister of Transportation and his department for all the work that they’re putting into ensuring that the project...