Hay River South
Jane Groenewegen
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Honourable Floyd Roland, Minister of Health and Social Services. Mr. Speaker, it was almost 18 years ago that I was involved as a part of a lobby along with the Hay River Reserve and many others who felt it necessary that we have a residential treatment program for drug and alcohol addictions in the Northwest Territories. You can imagine how pleased we were when this government decided to invest the money in capital and to build a treatment centre on the Hay River Reserve. That facility has been operating for the last 13...
Debates of
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Clauses 186 to 205.
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I would ask the Sergeant-at-Arms, then, to bring the witnesses to the witness table.
Mr. Ramsay, would you please introduce your witnesses for the record?
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Clause 31.
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Question is being called. All those in favour of the motion? Thank you. All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
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Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Any other general comments? Ms. Lee.
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Clause 14.
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Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. General comments. Ms. Lee.
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Thank you, colleagues, and thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also know that even though this is a third-party contract, the GNWT has an obligation to be involved. They need to ensure that this service that we have invested in, the treatment that the workers have invested in, the help that northern clients desperately need, is not tossed away because of unfair labour practices. The GNWT cannot hide behind third-party contract status. On behalf of Nats’ejee K’eh workers, I request that the GNWT do anything in its power to see the situation resolved. Mr. Speaker, later today I will be asking the Minister...
Debates of
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Clauses 146 to 165.