Yellowknife Centre

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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister confirm, first of all, when the clinic there will be closed? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

I understand Ms. Haener will be able to provide an answer. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. What I took from that answer is one lawyer moved to Yellowknife and one assistant has found other work in Inuvik. So that does mean there are still four people in that office there? If so, what roles are they in? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Speaking of the law library...

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Just kidding. Mr. Chair, my question is about the community justice fund. I see on page 264, which I recognize is a page we already covered, that the estimate for community justice went down by $200,000. Is that $200,000 reduction a result of the loss of funding through this framework for enhancing victims services in the NWT? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have two items to table. The first is an article entitled "Death rates higher in for-profit nursing homes, report says," and the other is the report itself: "Hospitalization and Mortality Rates in Long-Term Care Facilities: Does For-Profit Status Matter?" Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, could the Minister confirm that the Victim Services program is still in place but this segment of it isn't? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Thank you to the Minister for that answer. Can the Minister tell us what he said when he was called on to speak about this issue?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my question for the Minister is about the framework for enhancing Victim Services in the NWT. There appears to be no funding in this budget. Could the Minister describe what happened to the funding and whether there is funding available in some other pot to ensure that this victim service program continues?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Finance. I read this week that all of the provinces have signed on to a reform of the Canada Pension Plan which will supplement benefits for workers who don't have corporate pension plans. All have signed on, I heard, with the exception of Manitoba and Quebec. I would like the Minister to say what position the GNWT took on the reform of the Canada Pension Plan. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 24)

Yes. This must be a new program or maybe it's with a name that I don't know. So it's across the street from where, please? Thank you.