Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, once again, we’d have to go to the specific policy that’s in place and, as well, look at what may have happened in a situation. In fact, if the employee -- we’re going hypothetical here -- were doing something that was absolutely outside of what they were supposed to be doing, then we’d have difficulty receiving that type of coverage. Again, it’s almost a case-by-case situation with the actual policy that’s in place, and we can try to get some of that information and share it with the members. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the union has been consulted in this process. The legislative proposal was brought forward to the committee. Based on that, we have gone ahead and drafted legislation. We are not quite finished with it. It is coming forward. As we feel, there has been consultation enough that we feel comfortable in developing legislation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the boards are funded through a formula and an amount given to them on an annual basis and they do have to live within their budget. When they find themselves short, they can go to the department and try and substantiate why in fact they do need more funding, and in this case they have provided the documentation about the growth. The growth is in the actual area that’s being presented in utility costs. I don’t know if the Minister of Health might have more information on that, but that’s what we’ve been provided and going on. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the detail I have is just the fact that it’s liability insurance. The actual policy I haven’t seen and if we want to get to that level of detail, I’d have to get an insurance specialist to look at it. But it is liability insurance. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I should clarify, a legislative proposal was developed. We were hoping to actually bring the legislation forward for this sitting, but unfortunately we weren’t able to make that timeline. We will hopefully have it ready for the next sitting that we have as an Assembly. On the existing process, there is right now room for a union representative at the table. So there is that space right now when a member is going through a staffing appeal process; on the grievance side, especially, there is room for that. We recognize there are problems. We’ve worked...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I hope I’m not coming forward in the next year with cost overruns in that area for that facility. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, just for the record as well, the committee will see where the savings part of this is in under the Department of Health and Social Services later on in this document. On the board side of it, the insurance part is the liability insurance. That’s the portion that was folded in. I believe that we do in fact insure the education boards, except for Yellowknife No. 1 and No. 2, I believe. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Bill 9, Write-off of Assets and Debts Act, 2004-2005, be read for the third time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, all I can say to that is we had worked with those that responded to the RFP and there were no other responses that came to Public Works and Services through this RFP process. So we worked with those that responded and went with the best option that we felt was there, and then, as that work was done, passed on to Justice for their look at it and there was agreement that this was the way to go. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I guess just to set the record straight; from our discussions with the Department of Justice and the Legal Services Board, they are happy with the location that this new contract puts in place. It is a five-year lease, with options to renew. Thank you.