Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A while back the Minister was in Hay River and he committed to getting a cost associated to the pensions. Has the Minister come up with any of those numbers yet? It’s been some time.

Thank you, deputy minister. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, deputy minister. Mr. Dolynny.

Committee, we’re on page 160, deputy minister’s office, grants, contributions and transfers, $92.968 million.

My next question is: What assurance does the Minister have and what consultation will the Minister do with the Hay River Health Authority seeing as they’re a special entity in the process of this new act?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last Thursday we returned home to a constituency meeting, and one of the overwhelming issues was Bill 44, An Act to Amend the Health and Social Services Administration Act, that was brought before this House.

This act will create one territorial board, and that’s probably a fine concept, Mr. Speaker. That’s if we were comparing apples to apples. But the Hay River Health Authority staff are not GNWT employees, so this bill stirred a lot of those staff up.

They have a great deal of concern about how they will be rolled into the GNWT system, how they will be able to keep...

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Committee, we’re on page 149, Finance, active position summary. Are there any questions?