No, that’s good, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Perhaps I would look to the Minister of MACA for some more information on this, but judging what Minister Roland had to say, a lot of the work that these individuals would have been doing the past two years is something MACA would do just as a matter of course; community profiles, working with communities, setting up meetings. That’s pretty basic run-of-the-mill type of work, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask the Minister responsible for MACA how he gauges the performance of two positions like this and how does he defend them coming again for renewal here, $291,000 for...

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, and again, I don’t want the folks that are out there that are working in the area of family violence, I want them to understand we are going through this process today in an effort to make things better for the work that they’re doing out there in the field and it’s oftentimes a very thankless job and I do thank them very much for the job that they provide this territory. So with that, thanks.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I think I wouldn’t mind if the Minister responsible could give us an explanation on why it’s necessary to get this other baseline data when I think if you look in the right places, you can find it. My colleague Mr. Yakeleya said it earlier, we know what’s going on out there; let’s do something about it. Spending money on surveys and studies and reports and paying consultants, I think we’re past that. As one of my other colleagues mentioned, that’s yesterday’s news. So let’s move on with things and put the $75,000 towards something where it can make a real difference...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if you look on the Government of the Northwest Territories website, go to the phone directory and have a look at Human Resources, you see no fewer than six managers managing six people. They each manage one person in the benefits section. I would like the Minister to explain to me how it’s a proper business process to allow the department to have six managers managing six people. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to speak today about nurses and draw attention to the fact that this week is National Nursing Week across Canada. Tomorrow, Mr. Speaker, May 12th, is Florence Nightingale’s birthday. In 1971, the International Council of Nurses declared May 12th International Nurses Day. In 1985, the council passed a resolution to begin negotiations with the federal government to explore having the week including May 12th proclaimed as National Nurses Week. A few months later, in recognition of the dedication and achievements of the nursing profession, the Minister...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I do have a few opening comments or general comments on Supplementary Appropriation, No. 1 that’s before us today. I won’t ask any questions, I’ll wait for the detail, but I just wanted to highlight a few areas of concern for me and it’s nothing new; it won’t come as anything new to the Minister. He’s heard me say it many times before. I think some of the Ministers are paying attention over there. So, position growth in the public service. Again, in this supplementary appropriation there are new positions. There’s positions that are being refunded. There’s two with MACA...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Keeping with the business processes, I would like the Minister to explain to me how it is that an employee who works at HR who has been an employee of the government for 20 years, 20-plus years, and has had glowing performance reviews all through that 20-year history in the Northwest Territories, all of a sudden finds himself on the outs at HR and is being rushed out the door. I would like to explain how we have employees who work for us for 20 years and all of a sudden they are discarded. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Human Resources. I would first like to start off by saying thank you for allowing me to have a look at the Hackett report that was done last year. I have never held $500,000 in my hands before, so it was quite amazing to know what $500,000 feels like. Thank you, Mr. Minister.

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I want to ask the Minister today of the recommendations that were contained in that report that was done over a year ago. I would like the Minister to provide us with a status of where those recommendations are and how they are being proceeded...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am wondering if I can get a commitment from the Minister today to come back to committee to discuss in further detail the recommendations that are outlined in the Hackett report and how it is we are moving forward with the recommendations that are in that report, so that we can deliver a more streamlined, efficient Human Resource service for our employees and the public. Mahsi.