Floyd Roland

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I am not aware if there is a request for additional judges. The department will have to put that in through the business plan process if it were to make that request. What we do have is, for example, late in 2006, there were a number of court scheduled matters and there was no sheriff officers available. That is where the pressure is being felt in trying to come up with the staff to ensure that court proceedings can proceed. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we’re listening to a number of people. It’s always good to seek input from a broad spectrum of people, whether it’s NGOs, Health and Social Services authorities, as well as hiring specialists from time to time. The Member is right; in 2002 a contract was issued and the report received on the State of Emergency that was identified around this area and, further to that, further review was done and used the same business as the Member stated correctly; Stay the Course was the other report. We’ve been working with that and with NGOs throughout the territory to...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the reason this is being looked at is the availability of low cost electricity off the hydro facility by the community of Fort Smith looking to switch off from the oil fire to electric heat. That is why this is being looked at. One of the things we have to look at is the availability, number one in that area, if there is continued availability of the surplus capacity at the Taltson hydro facility. In other communities in the Northwest Territories, it would be more difficult to make this pay because of the high cost of generating the electricity through...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my right is Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar, the director of budget evaluation, to my left, I should say; to my right is Mr. Charles Tolley, the manager of budget development.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We will get that information as well and that earlier commitment. We will combine them. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I don't have that detail with me and we can provide that to Members as well.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department has been investing substantially in this area in talking about investing in people. For example, in 2006-2007, up to 77 positions or $6.6 million in funding to support the delivery of counselling programs in Health and Social Services authorities. That means 45 community wellness workers, 24 mental health and addiction counsellors, as well as eight clinical supervisors. We are working on putting the package together through the Chalmer’s report, through the Stay the Course report that followed up on that and working with committee and NGO...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the one position would be water policy analyst for policy legislation and communication division. That’s to provide expertise of territorial and inter-jurisdictional water management policy matters. The other position would be water technical advisor for the environmental protection division to assess impacts of development upstream of the NWT and contribute technical advice on water quality and water quantity issues. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 13, Change of Name Act, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill repeals and replaces the existing Change of Name Act, to provide an efficient scheme for changing the names of individuals, including giving enhanced public notice of name changes through accessible means of publication.

The registrar general of vital statistics will enter a change of name in the change of name register, publish notice of the change of name and provide notice of the change to certain authorities. The Minister may...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Again, for the financial breakdown, I can provide that to the Members. For the detail of the actual survey work, I’d have to go to the Premier. But the financial breakdown has been provided. Survey design is $3,500; interviewer salaries is $30,000; travel for operations, $26,000; printing and communication costs, $5,500; data capture and systems, $5,000; data processing and preparation of files and documentation, another $5,000, for a total of $75,000. For detail of the survey, I’d have to go to the Premier. Thank you, Madam Chair.