Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There’s one item here on shift scheduling software. I was wondering if I can get the Minister to just give me a quick update. I understand that primarily or initially this is going to be used for shift scheduling at Stanton, but I understand that in the future it will be available for other facilities like corrections facilities. Can you confirm that?

Also, has any analysis been done on how much we expect this could save us over time by way of scheduling more effectively with less redundancy and overlaps and double times and things like that? How much do you think we’re...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is Foster Family Week and I’d like to follow my colleague’s direction and thank the foster families of the Northwest Territories.

Foster families provide children with love and support all year, every year. This is truly a gift to the children and to the future of our Territory.

We heard the compassion and dedication behind this gift from many of the foster parents during the Social Programs committee’s review of the Child and Family Services Act. Some foster parents take children into their homes for short stays, but some for much longer. Some foster parents are...

That is really great news. It’s nice to see us come forward with a program that is going to pay for itself in a year and a half, so I am quite happy with that and I look forward to you getting that implemented and utilized across the government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

PROVIDE QUALITY INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE CONCERNS

It became evident during the review that the department and its authorities face several major administrative challenges, including human resource management, supervision and oversight, monitoring and evaluation, data collection, technical support, and policy development. New approaches and strategies are required.

Case management and social work practice are also challenging the department, authorities and individual workers, reinforcing the need for regulation of social work...

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister McLeod.

Agreed. Thank you, Mr. Minister. If I could get the Sergeant-at-Arms to please bring the witnesses in. I was just a little excited. Get on with it, you know? Good chair, good chair.

Thank you. Mr. Minister, can I please get you to introduce your witness.

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. We’re going to defer page 7-2 until we have completed the detail. Is committee agreed?

Is committee agreed we go back to page 4-4?