Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Next, general comments, I have Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Premier McLeod. I will now ask the chair of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning if she could please deliver the committee’s remarks. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Premier McLeod.

Thank you. We will commence with that after a brief break. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Premier McLeod, anything in response?

I will call Committee of the Whole to order. There are a number of matters before us. What is the wish of committee? Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Premier McLeod.

Sometimes it is a very small amount of money and it is a very small amount of support that a family or an individual needs to get over a rough patch due to circumstances beyond their control. Usually time is of the essence in these instances as well.

I’d like to ask the Minister, is he aware if there ever has been such a thing? I remember, years ago there used to be some kind of a compassionate fund where, say, if a family was indigent or was falling on hard times that our government would pay to help family members go to a funeral or to the bedside of a dying family member or to purchase a...

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Mr. Fulford.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize the Pages from Hay River South that have been serving us in the Chamber this week: Brittney Crosman and Kiera Boulanger-Rowe. I’d also like to thank Catherine Boulanger for her work as the chaperone for these young ladies, and thank them very much for their good work. I’d also like to recognize a constituent, Kim Deneron-Mabbitt, in the visitors gallery today. Thank you.