Julie Green

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the detail, but it doesn't answer the question. The question is whether the Minister can direct more of this fund to be spent on the projects that may be eligible for funding. Can he direct that this surplus be made more available to victims-of-crime services through the NGOs? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have some questions for the Minister about the new correctional facility for women in Fort Smith. It is scheduled to be done, I believe, at the end of this fiscal year. Could the Minister tell us whether that is still the case? Thank you.

It is fantastic that every day has an opportunity for learning. My question, then, is what kind of guidance the Minister is providing to this committee about the size of its surplus, in terms of whether it should keep growing, whether it should be spent, whether it should be diverted to the SPCA? What is the guidance being given here? Thank you.

I appreciate the detail the Minister was able to provide. I understand that the department appointed two people to investigate, and the investigate is ongoing. Are there any early results that the department is going to act on immediately?

Yes, I misspoke. I realize it is a surplus. I am asking why there is such a large surplus in this fund and whether there are plans to spend it down. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that it is difficult to keep all of these numbers straight when you are getting them in an audio way, but the fact is that they are all going up 25 percent according to what I have heard the Minister say, and this is in communities that have fee simple land holdings and mortgages. The last time that land transfer tax came around, it turned out that 70 percent of those places were in Yellowknife, 20 percent in Hay River, and 10 percent in Fort Smith. On what basis, other than trying to fatten the budget for roads, is the government imposing these new fees...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I have questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services. They concern the discovery of the health records in the Fort Simpson dump, a discovery that caught the attention of my constituents, as well. I am aware that there is work going on behind the scenes to investigate how they got there, but let's turn to the people whose information has been compromised. Has the department been able to contact everyone whose file was found there? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, could I ask a question of clarification to start with, that the Victims Assistance Fund information on page 297 is a part of this segment of the budget? Thank you.

Thank you. Okay, I understand that now. My next question is about an increase of $500,000 worth of revenue in legal registries. Why is revenue going to increase by that much in that area? Thank you.

The Minister has been unable to answer my question. At some point, there is going to be a new campus built, and my understanding is it's going to be built in Yellowknife. There is going to be money needed for this, so where along this whole road does the decision get made that there will be a new campus in Yellowknife and that it will be the headquarters for the new polytechnic?