David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So to the Minister, if an employee of one of these health authorities committed a crime against a patient or another client of whatever service delivery that they’re doing, would this insurance cover us against liability, Mr. Chairman, on the behaviour of one of our employees or an employee of the health authority? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just wondering if the Minister could describe for us the types of liability and crime insurance coverage that this type of insurance covers. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My written question today is for the Minister of Justice, Mr. Charles Dent.

How much has it cost the Department of Justice to date to correct wrongful dismissal suits at the North Slave Correctional Centre? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From what I gather from the Minister, it's all about money. I guess the question I would have for the Minister is when are we going to try to find some money to get a dedicated treatment centre, whether or not it's in Yellowknife. That's a perfect piece of government infrastructure that isn't being used and that could house a treatment centre, Mr. Speaker. We cry the blues that we have no money, but we always seem to find money for this and that, and I think the health and the well-being of our citizens should be our number one priority, Mr. Speaker, and I can think...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger, and it goes back to some of the things I alluded to in my Member's statement in that we have pieces of government infrastructure that are underutilized. The Somba K'e Lodge is one of those pieces of infrastructure. That building is not that old and it cost the government millions of dollars to construct and build, and it has sat empty I believe for a lot longer than six months, as I had mentioned earlier.

The question I have for Mr. Miltenberger is why his department isn't...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks, Mr. Minister, for that. Being a new Member, it would be interesting to see what the real numbers are and have those two to compare these to. Just as a comment, Mr. Chairman, I would hope that the same budgeting process isn’t being used for the North Slave Correctional Centre that just was moved into in March and we won’t be faced with a supp sometime next year saying that the heating and the power and the maintenance costs on that are double of what was budgeted. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to thank the Minister for his response. With all the economic activity that’s happening in the Northwest Territories, the jobs, the money that flows from that, I mean, a strong economy is a good thing, but it also has some detrimental effects on society as a whole. Drug addiction is one of those detrimental effects, Mr. Speaker. I’m just wondering if the Minister has given any thought to the establishment of a dedicated drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment centre in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman. Then where would we find the actual budgeted amounts for that hospital? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Michael Miltenberger. Could the Minister outline for us how an individual that is addicted to cocaine or crack cocaine is dealt with? Which processes do they follow and what help is there for them in the Northwest Territories? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wonder if the Minister of Public Works has sent a message to the employees who were involved and the contractor who was involved. This is completely unacceptable, Mr. Chairman, that they could miss a budget by double. It’s completely double what the original budgeted estimate was. If the letters haven’t been sent, I don’t know what the corrective action is or how you take steps to make sure this doesn’t happen again, but it’s completely ridiculous. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.