Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just for clarification then, the program available to employers would not be impacted either by the apprentice taking their program in the South, as long as it was accredited. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it would be ideal to be able to provide affordable housing while, at the same time, creating jobs and economy in the North. Would the Minister, through the Housing Corporation, be prepared to pursue with potential interested parties the possibility of manufacturing certified homes in the North for northerners? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Your 10 minutes are up.

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And so are yours, Mr. Menicoche.

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Next on the list I have Mr. Ramsay.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If an apprentice is registered in the Northwest Territories, but chooses at their own expense to register in a program in the South, is it recognized in the Northwest Territories? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to ask my questions to the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. Mr. Speaker, it seems to be the proverbial debate when it comes to housing; whether or not the mandate of the Housing Corporation is to deliver social housing and incentives, or whether it is to create economic activity and economic development. Over the years, we have, as many other Members have said, tried to hang a lot of extra things on the delivery of housing in the Northwest Territories. We’ve tried to hang on it things such as training, manufacturing, jobs…It has...

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Next on the list I have Mr. Menicoche.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, just on the Apprenticeship Program. I have a constituent for whom I must ask a question. Mr. Chairman, the Apprenticeship Program is a lot of different trades in the Northwest Territories. Not all of the training for those trades is available here in the Northwest Territories, so obviously some of the theory training is acquired outside; probably in Alberta mostly, I would assume. Mr. Chairman, when the training that is required for certain trades is available in the Northwest Territories, could the Minister confirm that the apprentice has no option other...