Hay River South
Rocky Simpson
Statements in Debates
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to let you know I wrote that statement for the Minister.
No, just kidding.
Mr. Speaker, as this school year ends, I would like to recognize and congratulate all those students from Hay River, Enterprise, West Point First Nation, and K'atlodeeche First Nation, who are graduating from Ecole Boreale, Diamond Jenness Secondary School, Chief Sunrise Education Centre, and Aurora College. I know that each of the graduates will not forget the year they graduated. This year it will not because of COVID but it will be remembered as the year of extensive flooding.
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Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)
In favour.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)
In favour.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 117)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I requested a flowchart outlining the DAP process from the Minister. Can the Minister confirm that that flowchart is being worked on and when it might be available? Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 117)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister of MACA confirm when we can expect to see SOAs for accommodations in Hay River? Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 117)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Premier confirm what is the role of her department when it comes to persons who are indigent and without the financial resources to acquire treatment or drugs for a rare disease such as chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis? Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 117)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, these questions are for the Premier.
Mr. Speaker, will the Premier confirm how, in the Extended Health Benefits Policy 49.07, a disease condition makes it on the list of specified disease conditions? How often is this list updated and what consideration is given to those diseases that are rare such as chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis? Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 117)
No, thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 117)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what happens when a constituent finds him or herself with a disease that only one in a million people have? And then finds that disease is not on this government's antiquated list of specified disease conditions?
Mr. Speaker, I will speak about chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, also referred as a CRMO. It is an issue that I promised a constituent I would bring forward on his behalf.
CRMO is a disease that affects mostly children and adolescents but can affect any age. It results in inflammation in around the bones with symptoms of continuous pain...