Julie Green

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, an application to the Office of the Public Guardian is the last resort for people who don't have the capacity to make decisions about their own health and wellbeing because of disability or disease. The Public Guardian provides this vital service of monitoring the care and wellbeing of its wards. Most of us will never have to call on the Public Guardian, but young adults who have aged out of permanent foster care, people with mental illness or intellectual disabilities, and older adults with Alzheimer's or dementia are potential candidates for guardianship.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my question is whether the Minister can tell me about the role that Lands is playing in the establishment of the Thaidene Nene Park and how that is reflected on this page?

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?