Glen Abernethy

Glen Abernethy
Great Slave

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

Agreed. Bill as a whole?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

Thank you very much, Mr. McLeod. I would now like to ask the chairperson responsible for the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Infrastructure, which reviewed the bill, to make the comments. Mr. Ramsay.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

To the bill as a whole.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

Clause 4 as amended.

---Clauses 4 through 9 inclusive approved

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to follow up on the questions that my colleague Mr. Krutko is asking, but I want to do it from a slightly different angle. Clearly we have an aging population in Canada and the Northwest Territories. People are living longer due to advances in health sciences and whatnot. In the Northwest Territories we’ve done a great job providing facilities to help support individuals who need level 3 and 4 care. With the approval of the capital budget we’ll soon have a long-term care facility for level 3 and 4 in every region in the Northwest Territories, which I think is...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

Sergeant-at-Arms, if I can please get you to escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Minister Miltenberger. Can I please get you to introduce your witnesses for the record?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

Agreed. So let’s turn back to the bill itself on page 1 and begin the clause by clause. Clause 1.

---Clauses 1 through 4 inclusive approved

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I’d like to thank the Minister and his witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, if I could please get you to escort the witnesses out of the Chamber.

Does committee agree that we proceed with Bill 15?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

Okay. We will defer the bill number and the title. We will proceed with clause by clause. Clause 1.

---Clauses 1 through 24 inclusive approved

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 49)

A motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. The motion has been distributed. To the motion.