Julie Green

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a new radio station started broadcasting to the world this week from the heart of Yellowknife Centre when Cabin Radio signed on yesterday with its first program. I was delighted to be in their studio for this historic occasion.

Cabin Radio exists as an online station, livestreaming on the Internet through the labours of six people. Programming and news leader Ollie Williams is joined by program host, Jesse Wheeler, from 7:00 to 9:00 and Shannon Moore, who is hosting the afternoon show from noon to 4:00. Ollie has the 9:00 to noon spot, and the evening drive show...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute issued its second annual report on access to justice yesterday. One of its findings related to the NWT was low criminal aid spending per 1,000 crimes. That resulted in a grade of D, and last year's grade was D. I'm wondering what the Minister makes of this ranking. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I note that there is a family liaison unit. I heard about it during the hearings that were held here by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. I note that this agreement is to end in 2019. Of course, today we just learned that the inquiry has asked for a two-year extension. If the federal government grants the extension, will the territorial government keep this unit in place? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, if I recall correctly from Guthrie House, what the John Howard staff do there is set people up with market housing and then find the support to help pay for the market housing. Is that something that the Minister could look at for those inmates who are being discharged into communities with market housing?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. What is the service time between an application being submitted and the file being -- it has to work its way through the court process, but, the file being readied for court, what's the length of time that takes typically? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I look forward to seeing that in the next business plan.

I recognize that there are challenges around time served. That was true in Guthrie House, as well. The inmates needed to be there for four months in order for the program to be successful. Another dimension of that program was that the John Howard Society actually was the staff support within the facility. What are the witness' thoughts on how to deal with those two potential challenges? Thank you.

Those are all my questions. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is good news that there is a working group looking into a similar program in the NWT. Can the Minister give us any more specifics around who is on the working group, what they have been asked to do, when they are going to report on it, when there may be an ask in the business plan to fund the pilot, that kind of detail? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I appreciate the Minister following up on these questions and getting back to committee. Those are all my questions. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. No, I don't have any additional questions on emergency protection orders. That's everything for now. Thank you.