David Ramsay

Thank you. We could get that information as well. Thank you.

Thank you. I don’t have that detail with me, but again, I’ll make a commitment to get that information to the Member and to the House. Thank you.

We don’t do any type of enforcement. Again, we’re there to support departments and we would provide that support. We have beefed up the legal division’s team in advance of devolution, I believe, by five positions. We anticipate that division will be busier and, again, be ready, willing and able to provide advice and direction to various departments. Thank you.

The workload is disbursed among those clinics, so there is no conflict and things can be divided up as appropriately as possible.

Mr. Chairman, that’s something we could look at and discuss how that… You know, if it’s publicizing responses to the report, that’s something we can discuss. There might be a way to accomplish what the Member is after. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Well, 10 percent of the 475 positions that we have times the fully encumbered cost of those positions would give you that figure. Thank you.

The Member is correct; it was April 1, 2012, where the new 20-year agreement was signed with the RCMP. We have, and will maintain, a good relationship with the RCMP. I know the Department of Public Works and Services is moving forward with a new way of maintaining RCMP assets here in the Northwest Territories, so we have a close relationship with the RCMP and it is getting closer. Of course, as Minister, I work very closely with the RCMP and the commanding officers here in the Northwest Territories, and I know they have done a lot of great work here in the communities in developing the...

I thank the Member for bringing his concern forward and we will do our best to get an information package to the Member on that scenario. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We’re moving forward with the plans for wellness court. We will be in front of committee for a detailed presentation on Monday, February 24th. So on Monday we’ll be in front of the Standing Committee on Social Programs. I look forward to Members’ input on our plans thus far. Our anticipation is to have the wellness court up and running this year. It will happen. We’ve got some funding to see that happen and we want to get Members’ feedback on Monday on our progress to date. Thank you.

Over the past several years, there have been surveys through industry. I know some of the mining companies have done surveys of mine employees. Some of that work has been done, but it’s a variety of different reasons. Not each reason is the same for each individual’s circumstances. We could try to get some of that information collected on survey results that have happened. I can’t speak for the Minister of Human Resources, but perhaps there has been some work done through Human Resources, I’m not sure. We’ll have to look at compiling some of that information for the Member. Thank you.