Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Any further general comments?

Clause 3.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recently $30 million of the Housing Corporation money has been transferred to ECE. Was there a reduction in the staff numbers in headquarters as a result of that transfer? Thank you.

Thank you. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. General comments. Okay, Bill 9, Municipal Statutes Amendment Act. Clause 1.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are to the Minister of the Housing Corporation, the Honourable David Krutko. I will start, Mr. Speaker, by saying that I realize that this empire that has developed over the years of the NWT Housing Corporation did not all occur on this Minister’s watch, and he has fairly recently taken responsibility for this. However, he is now the point man for the NWT Housing Corporation, and the buck stops with him. So that’s why I direct my questions to him. I would like to talk first about the cost of operating the headquarters of the NWT Housing...

Thank you, Minister Bell. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Is committee agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Health and Social Services, the Honourable Michael Miltenberger.

Probably one of the concerns we have had raised most often at our constituency office, and just from meeting people in the street and talking to them -- townsfolk of Hay River -- is the wait time to get into the Hay River Medical Clinic. That seems to be the hot topic right now in Hay River. With all due respect to our CEO and our board, they have devised a new plan where they are trying to resolve issues like backlog and avoid no-shows. Certainly...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to make a statement today that I hope will help our constituents understand a very key element of how we accomplish work on their behalf. There are many ways to approach our constituency work. We can make statements in the House, ask questions during session, write letters to Ministers and departments, send e-mails, have meetings, issue press releases, hold constituency meetings, have newspaper columns, publish newsletters, et cetera. But to be very specific, many constituents we don’t often hear from unless they have an issue with their dealings...