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I’m not sure if that really got to the kind of detail I was looking for, but I’ll just…that’s okay. I can see it has to do with the utilities and general kind of costs that the municipalities probably want to recover. I think they should be able to do that. I know I have to depart a little bit from other Members who had a problem with this provision in that it really is up to the municipalities to set this up. The homeowners probably have a choice of paying these fees or losing their house. Anyway, I won’t go there.
Could I just ask the Minister about whether these provisions…We’re just simply...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to clarify that provision again. Could I ask legal information about why we have to…If somebody doesn’t give notice of an event or doesn’t give it to the right person, would that then mean that he or she would be deprived of a chance to launch an action later on? Is there that direct correlation? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have some general comments and a question with respect to these amendments. My general comments are related to what Mr. Ramsay just stated. Listening to Mr. Ramsay’s statement and the Minister’s response, I think the Minister may be misunderstanding or missing the point that the Members on this side are trying to make with regard to what transpired in the standing committee process. Mr. Chair, let me just put it on record that I have no problem supporting these amendments. They are quite minor in nature. I have to tell you that I’ve been here…this is my...
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.
How much money, on a year-by-year basis, has been allocated for special needs funding for the last five years for the NWT as a whole?
What is the breakdown each DEA/DEC received for this funding for special needs over the same time period on a yearly basis?
What are the criteria set out to determine how students with special needs qualify for special needs support?
What is the process used to determine who among our student population have special needs and require additional support...
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sorry. I would like to know if the Minister sees a transition home for men who are addicted to crack or any other drugs as part of his plan for addressing people with a substance problem?
Am I to understand, then, that the Minister is not aware of a proposal at this time?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm looking for real improvement in this area and not just empty statistics, and I suggested to you that the Minister saying that he's doing a survey every five years or that he's talking to the chairs of boards twice a year is just not going to cut it. I expect nothing less than our school system knowing at any given point what the special needs of our students are and how we are meeting them all across the Territories. We wouldn't think of treating patients with illness randomly and choosing who's going to get service, and I don't know why we think it...
Thank you. I think that is the crux of the merit in this legislation, and on that basis I am happy to support these because it is simply giving the powers to the municipal governments to do this, and it’s up to them, and they do account to their voters about these provisions. I think that’s it for my questions. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you. I think that is sufficient for me. By this amendment, we’re giving powers to the municipalities and municipal governments to enforce this, and I have to respect that. If they choose to do that and implement that, we’re just simply giving that power for them to do it.
I have another question about the questions about being able to transfer outstanding debts to…Sorry, I’m looking at the opening statement. You know the section that I’m talking about. The Minister mentioned earlier that the outstanding debts relate only to real property charges. So I’m interpreting that to say that...
Thank you. I think that changes quite a bit, really. That changes it in a way that makes it even more problematic for me in that I don’t think general citizens would, if they were walking down the city sidewalk and they get injured and they think about, okay, maybe I have some claim here, I don’t know if that person will think about going to an SAO to provide an intent that some time down the road I think I may be suing you if I can’t work because of my injury or I broke my ankle. I want to know what the law says. Is there any other jurisdiction that has something this specific about notice...