Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate that commitment from the Minister. I'm looking for another commitment, and that is that the Minister will direct the rental office in its annual reports to track this indicator, which is not only the waiting time for applications, but the lag between applications and court orders in future reports. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I note that there is no increase in money in the budget for this item. What enhancements is the Minister talking about? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

I appreciate the response from the Minister. Can the Minister tell us whether he has allocated additional resources to this office?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this exchange underlines the problem of communication with ECE, particularly with the Minister. I'm now going to ask for a fourth time if he will advocate for indexing this benefit so that the value of it keeps up to inflation. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the NWT Rental Office provides recourse under the Residential Tenancies Act when landlords and renters are in dispute. One of the most common disputes, of course, is a tenant's failure to pay rent. As it turns out, not being paid is only the beginning of the landlord's troubles.

Let me explain. Let's say a landlord is owed three months' back rent for a total of $6,000. That is big money. The landlord goes to the rental office. She files an application for a court order to recover the debt. Next step: a hearing to lay out the facts. According to figures contained...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

Thank you. We heard at some point last year that there was an Aurora College Accountability Framework that was being developed in testing. What is the status of that project visavis the foundational review? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister commit to advocating to have this benefit indexed to inflation? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am aware that there is a separate evaluation of the Social Work Program going on. In the event that this evaluation chose the program as worthwhile, will the Minister fund its reinstatement? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 12)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the clarification from the Minister on that. My next question has to do with reworking the inclusive school funding. Could the Minister please provide us with an indication of whether there is any work going on to rework the inclusive schooling funding formula? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 12)

Masi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about a situation in which universal health coverage is not universal in the NWT. This government perpetuates a two-tier service for family planning. The women who are losing out on birth control and medical abortion live on low income or have no income of their own. This vulnerable group is non-Indigenous and they are often new Canadians. Our health system is failing them.

The Non-Insured Health Benefits program gives Indigenous women access to birth control of all kinds and pregnancy termination services at no charge, but women who don't...