Official, Northwest Territories, Territorial
Lesa SemmlerMLA
Clarion follows the bills Lesa Semmler sponsored, their remarks in the chamber and the lobbying meetings that name them.
In brief
This is the role we last recorded, and roles change after elections and cabinet shuffles, so check the official source.
- Riding
- Inuvik Twin Lakes
- Jurisdiction
- Northwest Territories
Remarks in the chamber
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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to welcome my grandmother Esther Semmler. And I also want to welcome Sue Look, Alice Charley, Annie Rose McNabb, Bella Husky, and Debbie Delancey. She wasn't my boss at MACA bu…
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Oral Questions — Question 1293-20(1): Health Information Breaches
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the name of employees who may have inappropriately accessed personal health information are not disclosed in these client notifications. This approach is consistent with the privacy l…
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Oral Questions — Question 1293-20(1): Health Information Breaches
Mr. Speaker, in this one instance here, I have to say here on the floor of this House that I agree with this Member. This has been a frustration of mine as a Minister. And the review that we have just completed has highl…
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Oral Questions — Question 1293-20(1): Health Information Breaches
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will take this back to my department. I will look at it, and I will have a conversation with them and maybe -- as well as the privacy commissioner. Some of these laws and there are…
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Oral Questions — Question 1295-20(1): Fees for Long Term Care Clients
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am unaware of where the Member got the $80,000 figure, as the long-term care rates don't have that. There is no threshold for financial hardship when it comes to fees for long-term…
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Oral Questions — Question 1295-20(1): Fees for Long Term Care Clients
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, these fees are only being charged to those clients who have applied for and been approved for long-term care. They are the same fees that are charged to all of the clients in the Nort…
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Oral Questions — Question 1299-20(1): Supported Living Review Recommendations
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Supported Living Review that was completed is -- the department continued to work on that over the last few years and implement and work on developing the supportive living standa…
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Oral Questions — Question 1299-20(1): Supported Living Review Recommendations
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't currently have the timeline for the health sustainability unit, but I know it's No. 2, and I know it's going through its processes right now to -- and so hopefully -- I can't give a date,…
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Oral Questions — Question 1302-20(1): Leaving the Northwest Territories for Health Care
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have not gotten any information back yet on the -- as there has been some back and forth with my office and the Member's office. So I will take that on notice, and then I will provi…
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Ministers’ Statements — Minister’s Statement 219-20(1): Primary and Community Care Framework
Mr. Speaker, access to primary and community health care matters to people across the Northwest Territories. It affects whether someone can get help when they need it, how supported they feel when managing ongoing health…
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