Alfred Moses

In terms of some of the programs that our northern artists have been accessing, this one is under $15,000, so it is less reporting that has to be done. It is taken out of that area. I will ask the deputy minister if he would like to give a little more information on that program itself and why we did move it. It was under $15,000 available funding, so less reporting in the end.

As I mentioned earlier, in terms of when we're doing reductions on positions it's always tough when we always look at the best scenario, that if a position is moved that other people in that department or in that division can actually take up the work that needs to be done. With this particular position it was a vacant position. They moved that position to the North Slave. Thank you.

Yes. We are always working with our partners, NWT councils with disabilities but in terms of corresponding, in terms of the reductions, there was no consultation on that part. We looked at program services, when we had to go through the exercise and see where dollars weren't being utilized fully and thought that those would be areas that we can look into when we went through the reductions exercise. Thank you.

Thank you. As we are going through our Education Renewal and Innovation Action Plan and running some pilots in some of the communities, that is the amount there that is covering those pilots and some of the work that we are doing with the education and renewal. The budget that we do have fits the work that we do need to do moving forward this fiscal year. Thank you.

Thanks. Appreciate the comment and I know our department works very well with our stakeholders, so any of these changes, we'll make sure that they're passed on to the appropriate previous applicants if they see that funding might not be aware.

Thank you. To my right I have our deputy minister, Mr. David Stewart, and to my left assistant deputy minister of corporate services, Mr. Olin Lovely.

Thank you. Our next steps in that area is: we are going to be creating a legislative proposal to make sure that work gets done.

Yes. The Member is correct. A lot of the money went into that pot there. As the deputy minister said earlier, it makes it a lot easier for organizations to get that funding in terms of streamlining everything together so it is in that pot.

The update on that position was a transfer from the Dehcho to the North Slave region.

Yes, that's correct.