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PIPP REVIEW COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED

Released on December 14, 1999

An independent committee has been set up to look into the government's no-fault

insurance plan.



A five-member committee will study the Personal Injury Protection Plan (PIPP)

administered by Saskatchewan Government Insurance.



PIPP was introduced January 1, 1995, through changes to The Automobile Accident

Insurance Act. The legislation called for a review of PIPP within five years

of its inception.



"We are keeping our commitment to establish a committee with a mandate to

thoroughly review all aspects of the Personal Injury Protection Plan," Crown

Investments Corporation Minister John Nilson said.



The committee will be chaired by Thomas Wakeling of Regina, a retired Justice

of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. The other members are vice-chair Donna

Larsen of Saskatoon, a senior management consultant with Deloitte & Touche; Dr.

Stewart McMillan of Regina, a family doctor and former chairperson of the

Saskatchewan Health Services Utilization and Research Commission; Carol Lafond

of Marcelin, a teacher and post-secondary counsellor with the Muskeg Lake Cree

Nation; and Gail Graham of Prince Albert, a recreational therapist and manager

of the Saskatchewan North Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Team.



"The committee members are well qualified to conduct this review," Nilson

said. "Collectively, they have expertise in the legal, medical, and accounting

professions, as well as personal experience dealing with people who have been

injured in vehicle accidents. We look forward to receiving their analysis and

recommendations."



The committee will hold public meetings to hear the views of injured persons,

Saskatchewan drivers, and groups and organizations with an interest in PIPP.



The committee will operate independently of government with its own budget and

staff. It will determine its own processes for the public consultations and

for communications.



The committee's report is expected to be delivered to government by September

1, 2000.



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For more information, contact:



Mike Shaw

Crown Investments Corporation

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-1504

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