Action plan with timelines for implementing report recommendations
Apology legislation recommendation in report
Are departmental officials sometimes asked to send information to Premier's office and not directly to Minister
Can Premier confirm that government is not a third party in the lawsuit
Concerns about report findings
Cost of implementing recommendations of report
Crisis management plan as recommended in report
Did Cabinet discuss Eastern Health's responsibility to be proactive in releasing information to public
Did Cabinet discuss issue in October or November of 2005
Did Commission of Inquiry advise on appropriateness of line of questioning in the legislature
Kennedy,
375
Parsons, Kelvin,
374
Did former Minister of Health, Mr. Osborne, bring issue to Premier's attention
Did memo from Dr. Howell exist within government prior to 2007
Did Minister converse with Premier before he made his comments using term "witch hunt"
Did Minister have discussions with Premier before coming to defense of his comments
Did Minister of Health discuss issue with Premier after his January 2007 appointment
Did Mr. Thompson as Clerk ever mention issue to Premier in July 2005
Did Ms. Brazil make petition to the inquiry at Premier and Dept. of Justice's request
Did Premier discuss matter with Minister Ottenheimer in October 2005
Did Premier ever discuss issue with Minister Ottenheimer after October 2005
Did Premier give testimony under oath and was it recorded
Parsons, Kelvin,
312
Williams,
312
Did Premier not already assign blame by firing former Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Health and former Deputy Minister
Did Premier or staff give directive for information to be sent to his office without knowledge of former health minister
Did Premier's staff brief him on the issue in July 2005
Did removal of George Tilley as Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Health relate to issue of testing
Did Social Policy Committee of Cabinet ever discuss the issue
Parsons, Kelvin,
314
Williams,
314
Do rules not say that with consent of Commissioner, counsel can cross-examine witnesses
Does Attorney General think it appropriate to give opinions about the inquiry while it is ongoing
Does Minister suggest that inquiry might be limited by time or money
Does Premier acknowledge conflict of interest and will he remove Mr. Thompson as government liaison to inquiry
Does Premier consider Minister incompetent, and is he going to take action
Does Premier expect Ministers to read briefing notes for their departments
Does Premier feel Minister of Health's comments on Eastern Health were appropriate
Does Premier feel that attacking personalities of those testifying is appropriate
Does Premier intend to have discussions with Eastern Health to pursue issue of settlement
Parsons, Kelvin,
530
Williams,
530
Does Premier think it appropriate that he is making comments about inquiry before he testifies
Ensure end to unwritten policy that women scheduled for breast cancer surgery are asked to consent to be sent home immediately
Parsons, Kelvin,
532
Williams,
532
Expand findings of report to other areas of health care
Given Justice Cameron's ruling against government's application, will Minister commit not to interfere at the Inquiry
Has Premier asked Robert Thompson if he was aware of issue in 2003
Has Premier received subpoena compelling his testimony at inquiry
Have all those affected with breast cancer been contacted and given proper information concerning their files
How could Minister have stated that individuals were being provided with necessary support
How did memo reach Premier's office in 2003, if George Tilley had not seen it
How did Premier's meeting with counsel come about
Parsons, Kelvin,
312
Williams,
312
How is department providing support to families and victims
How many current and former members of the civil service have been issued subpoenas for the inquiry
Parsons, Kelvin,
313
Williams,
313
How many current or former members of Premier's staff have been issued subpoenas for the inquiry
Parsons, Kelvin,
312
Williams,
313
How many new staff will be needed, as recommended in report
How many people have died because of cancer and how many did or did not get tamoxifen
How much has government spent on Open Line transcripts with regard to inquiry
Is "do not ask/do not tell" a policy of government
Is anyone in Premier's staff directed to give key messages to open line callers to influence public opinion
Is appointment of Robert Thompson to inquiry impacting public confidence due to possible conflict of interest
Is government aware of Eastern Health's problem with accessing beds in intensive care units
Is government trying to avoid the fact that it has not properly invested in recruitment and retention by laying blame on inquiry
Is it an accepted practice that officials are permitted to change briefing notes without checking accuracy with original author
Is Minister willing to tell Eastern Health to develop disclosure guidelines
Is Mr. Thompson in a conflict of interest
Is Premier disturbed by drug decision rationale as outlined in documents prepared for Cabinet meeting
Is Premier prepared to bring government resources to the table to ensure settlement
Parsons, Kelvin,
531
Williams,
531
Is Premier prepared to grant extension to inquiry
Is Premier prepared to invest whatever money is needed for work of inquiry, and to address its recommendations
Is Premier saying that inquiry is contributing to pathologists leaving the Province
Is Premier saying that issue never went to Cabinet table
Is there a policy at Eastern Health requiring patients undergoing double mastectomies to consent to being immediately discharged
Is there an actual protocol for public bodies with regard to releasing information
Is there more than one radiologist on staff at Eastern Health to read magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reports
Look after patients being excluded from settlements
Since Dr. Banerjee's letter of February 2006, what has government done to address issue of pathologists
Update on how quality control measures are proceeding to ensure the reliability of hormone testing
Update on latest rate of concurrence of Mount Sinai reports with testing that is ongoing in our lab
Was John Abbott removed as Deputy Minister of Health in 2007 in relation to this issue
Was Premier's office advised of issue in July 2005
Were documents prepared for 4 November 2005 Cabinet meeting ever discussed
Were Minister of Justice's comments on the radio directed by Premier
Were Premier's comments on liability of Eastern Health appropriate
Parsons, Kelvin,
530
Williams,
530
What actions are being taken to correct process of changing briefing notes
What actions are being taken to create protocol for patient follow-up and contact in the future
What changes is Premier making to his office operations to ensure he will be advised on important issues
What documentation regarding testing and the lab at Eastern Health was available in the department in 2003
What has changed from previous inquiry when Minister wanted to ask difficult questions
What is being done differently at this inquiry than previous inquiries
What is Centre of Excellence that government refers to, and how has it improved situation
What is Premier prepared to do to realize expectation of settlement
Parsons, Kelvin,
531
Williams,
531
What makes this case different in terms of overrruling decisions and advice of a board
When did Premier appear before Commission counsel
Parsons, Kelvin,
312
Williams,
312
Where did Premier get details clarifying closure of lab
Who are other members of government inquiry liaison team
Why did government go to court to block release of peer reviews designed to improve lab
Why did Government not respond to media interviews or reports on the issue prior to spring 2007
Why did Minister and Premier not have dedicated meeting on issue of retesting
Why did Minister continuously state that all patients had been contacted
Why did Minister not intervene and ask Eastern Health to withdraw application to courts
Why did Minister not investigate fully whether patients received correct treatment
Why did Minister suggest on Open Line that money might be an issue, knowing the importance of drilling down into details at inquiries
Why did Minister wait to acknowledge that 108 women who received inaccurate results are now deceased
Why did no one confirm that information provided by Eastern Health was factual
Why did Premier change his mind in terms of speaking out on issue
Why did Premier not discuss issues of communication strategy in 4 November 2005 Cabinet meeting
Why did Premier not follow up with Eastern Health on how patients were being contacted
Why did Premier not go public when he was given updated numbers in August 2006
Why did Premier not take lead and bring information to public during eighteen month period
Why did the Premier wait so long to ensure patients were contacted by their physicians
Why does Premier believe that limiting the inquiry's questions would help patients
Why does Premier feel the need to attack witnesses and intimidate further testimony
Why has government not contacted nineteen patients yet
Why has government not put more money aside for cost of implementing recommendations
Why is it Premier's or Attorney General's job to represent government at the inquiry
Why was Ms. Brazil not directed to intervene before Premier and Minister of Justice undermined integrity of inquiry
Why was Ms. Brazil not dispatched before Premier referred to process as "witch hunt"
Why was Premier's office engaged in editing communication releases issued from Eastern Health
Why were Dr. Howell and Mr. Tilley not questioned at May 17 Cabinet meeting
Why would Premier interfere with Justice Cameron's judgment on conduct and control of inquiry
Why would Premier say that inquiry has become a prosecution, and undermine its integrity
Why would Premier want to use inflammatory language against inquiry and undermine its ability to restore confidence in health care system
Will Attorney General cease and desist from commentary on inquiry and let Commission do its job
Will Eastern Health put in place a permanent subcommittee to handle disclosure of information in the public interest
Will government put in place a protocol for all health authorities and public bodies on release of information
Will Premier allow inquiry to proceed without added stress of his public intervention
Will Premier allow resources for Judge Cameron to finish her job
Will Premier apologize for his comments to women and their families
Will Premier assure that inquiry will be able to continue its work, so that women can get answers
Will Premier commit adequate money for Commission to finish its work
Will Premier commit to provide for time and resources requested by Justice Cameron
Will Premier give inquiry right to search for information independent of government
Will Premier make more money available in this fiscal year if necessary to meet recommendations
Will Premier provide dates that he was briefed on issue by Minister Osborne
Will Premier remove Mr. Thompson as government liaison to Commission since he must testify
Will Premier withdraw application to limit questions and allow inquiry to do its job
Would memo and communications plan have been discussed at the Cabinet table