Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we’ll definitely try to put some oomph behind our…

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…our message. I heard a number of things raised in this House that seem like the beginning of good slogans that we talked about, Don’t be a Boozehound, Don’t be Stuck in the Bottleneck, or something of that nature. But seriously there are quite a number of factors and one of the big areas that I touched was a territorial advisory group that met in March, and we’ll look and we’ll follow up with consultation with our authorities as well as NGOs, aboriginal groups and stakeholders. I spoke...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the idea is the department has been involved in this program since 2001-2002 and found it to be successful. They have tied it together under their program under the Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur Program. They felt that this was a worthwhile initiative to continue on this work. It is available in all areas of the territory, I believe. Maybe the Minister may have further details.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce a major partnership between the Government of the Northwest Territories and Canada Health Infoway.

Canada Health Infoway works with provincial and territorial governments to accelerate the implementation of electronic health information systems. A network of these systems will link clinics, hospitals, community health centres and other points of care in the NWT and Alberta.

Canada Health Infoway has agreed to invest $5.7 million between 2007-08 and 2009-10 to implement an electronic health records system in all communities in the NWT. The GNWT has agreed...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, health authorities right now have delivery of that program. The department does work with them in trying to set up an overall program. I feel that this is needed to help improve on that delivery aspect of it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Department of Transportation has requested these funds for replacement of equipment, I believe. Maybe the Minister himself can provide more detail to that.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this area would be a very difficult one to try to measure. We could have numerous programs. I’m aware of individuals that have gone into programs maybe seven times before they finally were able to get on with their lives and leave the alcohol behind. That’s something that’s hard to measure. Some would say after a number of entries in a program it should be done, get on with it. But when at the seventh time that individual turned their life around and was a positive role model then for their family, is that too late or is that adequate? That becomes very...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, this fund, as we look more into the detail, this fund is actually as we repair schools or renovate or put new schools in place, part of the capital program is for library function in that facility. The $50,000 is actually part of a carry-over for the Tulita school library. So it’s in part of the package and will be part of that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I don’t have the actual dollar breakdown per job. What we do have, for example, Fort McPherson in 2007-08, decommissioning of the tank farm and resupply pipelines will be carried out. In 2008-09, hydrocarbon remediation as well as 2009-10 and then the final report. Wrigley in 2008-09 is decommission, resupply pipeline, shore manifold with catchment basin and dispenser cabinets and then the hydrocarbon as well and hydrocarbon remediation as well in 2009-10 and then the final report. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the $40,000 is for the ramp at the Grandfather Ayah School.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, by far, in this point in time, we spend the majority of our resources dealing with the after effects of alcoholism and abuse in our communities in the Northwest Territories. The department has recently undergone a new direction of, as stated in this House by Mr. Miltenberger, a 1 percent target at this point targeted towards the prevention side, along with the awareness campaign that the department is undertaking. So we’re starting to look at further investments in the prevention side. By far, if we can get to our children at a young age, we can make a...