Bob Bromley

Madam Chair, I’m trying to compare the two. On page 27 there’s a reduction of about $170,000 and here there is a reduction of about $316,000 in community justice. I’m just wondering, for clarity, are those territorial dollars on page 27 and federal dollars on 28, or do dollars on page 28 compose part of the effort under community justice at the bottom on page 27?

I just have a question with the process. Is that normally a decision that would be brought to committee for some input, or is that sort of a contract obligation and here is the money, you can do what you want with it to the RCMP? Thank you.

Thanks for the Minister’s comments again. That wasn’t exactly where I was headed. I think, when we have able-bodied people who are paying $32 per month or whatever the new amount might be, who are unemployed but willing to work, it seems legitimate to either require their participation if there is a way we can responsibly ask for them to contribute, and in a way, I’m thinking almost like an informal apprenticeship program or something, that both contribute to the maintenance of our housing infrastructure and the development of our tenants’ skills for those that are willing and able.

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That’s to be expected. Recognizing that this really is about crime prevention first of all, and then early correction second of all, I suppose, I’d say this is a real opportunity, based on what we are learning, and it might be something the department could look into and consider. That’s all I had. Thank you.

That’s great. It’s good to hear. Will the department play a role in making knowledge about this available throughout our communities? Will there be a helpline for NGOs? How does that work? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My questions here are on policy development. I know the Minister is aware of the interest and the financial incentives of having wood heat in our public housing. Somehow there are a lot of jurisdictions around the world that have figured that out so that there is off-the-shelf technology, and insurance companies and liabilities are adjusted with the reliability of those systems. My first question is: Can we not find a way? I know this is a challenge but I also know it’s being done elsewhere. Can we not find a way to develop a policy and start realizing this opportunity by...

How do you spell that? No, I’m just kidding. No, that’s great, Madam Chair. This is an area that I think committee is very keen on. Obviously, we’re looking at the impacts of the crime bill coming down the pipe. I understand it’s already started and will continue to build, so I’m with the Minister in wanting to get things done a little quicker than the current timeline suggested, but more on that anon. That’s all I have for this page. Thank you.

Madam Chair, my first question has to do with the RCMP family violence coordinator, a couple of questions there. Where do you envision this being based? Do you envision this as an RCMP officer or a social programs expert that would be working with the RCMP to enhance their understanding? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. That’s excellent news. I appreciate that the Premier is way ahead of me on this one. I’m glad to hear that he’s on that. I would appreciate it if he would inform the House about what he finds out there and his assessment of the response.

My last question is, obviously this is just one example, it happens to be an extremely important one for the people of the Northwest Territories, but people all over Canada, and most recently expressed by the people of the Northwest Territories yesterday in downtown Yellowknife, are concerned and carrying on protests in reaction to the...

Thanks for those additional details or repeated details. I’m wondering, the terms of reference, is that something that gets provided to committee. Has that been provided to committee for input or where are we at on that? Thank you.