Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What we're in the process of doing is trying to clear off our older files from the books. We realize that we're not going to be collecting on these ones and haven't been doing so for a while. Hopefully as we proceed down the path working with departments and now with regional directors put in place, that will be another avenue on providing information to regions and communities regarding some of the services. We'll also communicate with departments that are in the business of lending money or providing grants to individuals, that information be passed on to those...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as we find ourselves at this stage of coming forward with a bill of forgiveness of debts, many things have occurred before we get to this stage. These all originate within departments, and departments initially would work with individuals. For example, if there's a debt with student financial assistance, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment and that section would work with students initially, trying to set a program up or a plan to recover that debt. Beyond that, then it goes to the next stage when the government then goes into a more...

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’m not aware of any changes to the premiums, but I will look into that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. WCB is directly involved with this process. They go through their own process of taking this into account. In fact, the majority of information provided to us is as a result of WCB’s work they provided to us because they recognize the act in place and follow that process through. So they have developed it. They have taken it into account and put it into their doubtful accounts, but because of our act, the way it’s written, have provided us with that information. In a sense, it’s a final clearance. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in checking into this and having the department contact the administration for the public service health care plan, we've not come up with any satisfactory responses in that area. We have notified them that we are not happy with the changes that were made and would prefer to have it as it was, and at this time we've been informed they're not willing to go back to it. It references the drug identification numbers, I believe, as a way of how they work it through their programs and have payments put out and established, and it's on that basis what we're...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, presently the way the Financial Administration Act is worded, it does identify that all write-offs have to flow through this process. It is something that we’ve recognized as an issue. In the re-workings of coming forward with a new FAA, that will be taken into account. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the spirit of working in a consensus-style government, yes, we are prepared. I believe we can have something to committee probably within the next month. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as I stated, we tried a number of avenues to collect the money that is due to ourselves in a number of areas. This initially came out of the Workers’ Compensation Board of NWT and Nunavut and the amount that was owed to them. The company itself reopened in 2001 and at the end of 2003 was forced to apply to the British Columbia Supreme Court for protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act. That was received in December of that year. So that’s what kicked this off. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we undertake a number of avenues of trying to collect funds from those who owe money to the Government of the Northwest Territories through a number of initiatives, but there are a number of factors that we do have to live by as well as the Government of the Northwest Territories. Some of these accounts or loans, grants that were put in place had attached to them guarantees and so on in place, or a business that was established would shut down and go out of business and all assets may have been sold, but not enough to repay the full debt.

At times, we...