Bob Bromley

Thank you, Madam Chair. I’m wondering if this is where the program for men who use violence is housed and also the early intervention for non-violent offenders. There is a program that I believe was being tried out last year. Are those relevant on this page? Thank you.

Madam Chair, I guess that’s good to hear. Maybe we could indicate that this is a Sahtu commitment or something like that rather than an MGP commitment, that would clarify. That’s just an administrative suggestion there. Thank you. That’s all the questions I have on this page.

Thank you. Just to add to that a little bit, Mr. Chair, the tenant is paying six cents, going to be nine cents. The government is paying an average of a buck fifty, so it seems like there is an awful lot of room for incentive there to get beyond that modest three cents or nine cents to get the tenant to conserve electrical power and still be a net gain for the government. I’ll just leave it at that. Just a comment. Thank you.

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.