David Ramsay
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, 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 17)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my right is Sylvia Haener, deputy minister of the Department of Justice; and to my left is Kim Schofield, director of finance for the Department of Justice. Thank you.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We’ll go to Ms. Schofield for a response. Thank you.
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Yes, at times, there are some difficulties in staffing those positions.
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Mr. Chairman, that’s not the role or the function of the coroner’s office on the education point that the Member brings up. That’s not something they currently do. Thank you.
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It would be under $6 million.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To answer the Member’s question, yes, if there is an emergency in any one of the communities across the Northwest Territories, the RCMP will be ready to act and get into that community as quickly as possible. Thank you.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree with the Member and there are other Members who have raised the issue about wilderness camps. Again, we went out to RFP late last year looking for a service provider for the operation of an on-the-land program. We didn’t receive a proposal that was deemed appropriate or available to us, so we are regrouping now. We want to get a wilderness program off the ground for all the reasons the Member has cited. It’s a good program to have here in the Northwest Territories and something we want to see and ensure happens. First and foremost, we want to assure the safety...
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, 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 17)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today I am presenting the 2014-2015 Main Estimates for the Department of Justice.
The department’s mandate is the administration of justice in the Northwest Territories, including policing and corrections. The department is also responsible for providing support to the courts. Within this mandate we continue to build a system of justice that is open, accessible and responsive to the needs of the people we serve. We support families when they are in conflict or personal crisis, and help them as they work toward successful resolutions.
The department’s main estimates...
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The legal division is what I’m referring to, Mr. Chairman.
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No, we made a commitment to the Member and we will get that information.