Floyd Roland

Thank you, Madam Chair. The total number of units is 45. I should add a little more detail. It’s not only about the independent seniors’ caretaker units. There are only seven of those units. When you look at assisted living for seniors and the way the services are provided, it’s level two senior level care provided at the Jimmy Erasmus Centre in Rae-Edzo and support services for the cognitively impaired adults at the Stanley Isaiah Centre in Fort Simpson. So because there is a health attachment to that area, it was felt that it was best not suited to be in public housing but back in the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me try to be a little clearer here. The fact is, we have, as a department, agreed with the needs of the communities. We have put our requests in through the system to try to get additional monies to cover off this area. Hopefully, that need will be met this upcoming season. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It breaks down into a number of categories. For example, assisted living in seniors’ units. The rental subsidy there is about $478,908; independent seniors’ caretaker units, $75,948; and O and M for independent seniors’ units makes up the remainder of $242,760.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are aware of issues in our health centres across the Territories. There are a number of facilities that do not have air conditioning in them for the summer months. Normally, this area would be looked at through our small capital program. We are hoping to have that improved throughout this year. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, this all comes out of the work that was done back in 2004 when the government released its response to the Coalition Against Family Violence, NWT Action Plan on Family Violence. Our response to that is what we are starting to look at. So it is the government’s review of that work and coming forward with some recommendations as a result of that initial work. That is where it is stemming from. The Premier, as well, has more information on that, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. As I stated earlier, this is the initial start of the response by our government towards looking at Framework for Action II. The rest of this will fall through the business plan process. We do need to get some of this information as we proceed and put a framework together on how we would react as a government and where our investments would best be made. Thank you.

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.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a breakdown of what makes up the numbers for the survey of $75,000 and for the conference of $120,000 for details of how that conference and survey will go…I would ask the Premier to give that detail.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the understanding is this funding is to support the workers of MACA to do workshops to help put a framework together, as well as develop the tool kit the Minister earlier made reference to. Thank you.

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