Thank you, Madam Chair. Not with me, but I will talk to the detachment and see if we can get some statistics for the Member.

Yes, Madam Chair.

Sorry, I didn’t catch all of that. One of the things that we can tell you is the director of court services has recently got back from the Yukon and she has actually compiled a really comprehensive, sort of, report on that particular type of court, and I’d be happy to come and present that information to committee sooner than later. It’s going to obviously form just one piece of the building block to help us make an informed decision on how to move forward.

As far as the final decision point, we do need to pull all that information together. I think the timeline now starts talking in the winter...

It’s a resource development position. I’m happy to have that conversation with the RCMP to see where is the appropriate place for that position to be located. I couldn’t tell you right now. I’ll have to have that conversation.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Before I get up and leave, I’d just like to point out that this is probably the last time that Deputy Minister Bronwyn Watters is sitting in this Assembly in front of the House, so I’d just like to congratulate her for all the hard work she’s done over the years and her dedication to the people of the Northwest Territories.

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My focus to date has actually been to try and get them back up and running. With respect to the specific output or the specific recommendations that they’ve provided to the last Assembly, I will certainly gather that information to share with my colleagues.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The process is independent. We don’t actually get to decide on it. It’s decided for us. I tabled the report, I think, in the first week of this particular sitting and it’s done and official. I can’t remember the exact totals. I think it was a $6,000 increase in year one and CPI for three.

Yes, it is a contract obligation. It is an RCMP position. We fund 70 percent of all RCMP positions.

Thanks, Madam Chair. It’s my understanding that they haven’t asked for any additional funding. When they do, we’ll certainly have that conversation with them.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The strategy still exists, the committee that’s been put together to provide recommendations to the Minister and the department on Aboriginal employment in the Northwest Territories did go through a bit of a hiccup. We did lose a couple of members after the election as a result of changes in professions. We got that back up and running about two months ago and they’ve been starting to meet again and they’re back providing us some direction and information. I’m looking forward to their input.