Katrina Nokleby

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am looking at page 178 at the active positions. Could the Minister or the department tell us how many of these positions were hired from the North versus how many were people brought from the South? Thank you.

I thank the Minister for the pseudo-commitment to that. I will probably follow up myself and just explain a little better what gap I am talking about because I do have some specific items to discuss. My next question is: what is the future of claim relief? What is the department going to do to ensure that, once restrictions are lifted, we are supporting our mineral exploration sector to get back to work?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are also for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Can the Minister maybe characterize what the decline in mining operations has been in the Northwest Territories due to COVID and maybe provide a bit of an estimate of the total number of companies that are expected to work on their mineral claims this upcoming fiscal year? Thank you.

I'm good. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I am having a computer issue. Could you move on? Thank you.

That's great news. I'm glad to hear that people are accessing that funding. Moving on to another fund, the community's suicide prevention fund, how long would this fund be made available, and could the Minister provide us with the summary of who has been applying for this fund? I'm not asking for any specific details, just a high-level summary.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to beat my colleague from Thebacha to the question and ask about the two sunsetting positions in Tlicho there on page 320. I am assuming those, again, are some of those positions that were mentioned earlier that had been moved to other locations within the department, just to confirm? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are also for the Minister of Health and Social Services. We know that when it comes to people seeking help, even one day of delay to accessing services can lead to an addict changing their mind. Prior to attending out-of-territory treatment, what options are available for people seeking medical detox, particularly after hours or on weekends when just getting a referral from a doctor is not generally possible? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to sort of reiterate then, the department does anticipate that the costs of doing this type of work is going down due to COVID-related issues? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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