May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.D. MCKENZIE - DR.EX. (OLSON) MAY 31, 2013
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Would it -- are, are you talking about where
there's a commitment to provide funding for longer periods
of time, not necessarily more money but just that the money
is there? Is that the sort of thing you're referring to?
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Well, I think, you know, I wouldn't be able to
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speak with a great deal of expertise about that. I do know
there are a number of services that provide those kinds of
transition services for people moving from the reserve to
the urban setting like Winnipeg, and certainly some
coordination and longer-term commitment to funding for
those kinds of services would seem to make sense. But, you
know, I would defer making too much of a judgment on that.
Q Okay. Is it possible to implement the community
caring approaching in an urban centre like Winnipeg?
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I think you can do aspects of it and you do that
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through working within neighbourhoods, and the kind of, the
kind of organizations that are -- that exist in those
neighbourhoods and the other kinds of health services.
Like, let's say it's in the Mount Carmel health, regional
health area, you work with that kind of agency. So you can
do some of that at least in, in the urban setting, probably
not -- it is more complicated, as I mentioned before, but I
think more of that can be done.
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Okay. Would there have to be a commitment to and
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a recognition of the community resources that are there for
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