Steve Norn

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I caught some of that. I understand there is some forced growth there with the collective agreement. Just so I am clear again, there is no change in positions here for this department? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for the response from the Minister. I have to say that response saddens me and upsets me. Again, we are starting this theme now where we're having a lot of programs just in the Yellowknife area. We need to have some more parity. This is a really good example of that not happening. We'll keep on going here, but I just wanted to make that known. Mahsi cho.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a couple of comments about this session. In your opening comments, you mentioned there was $5.6 million in forced growth, and that goes to increases in territorial police services agreement. One thing I'd love to see, and I know we are talking a lot about moving towards land claims and moving and implementing those agreements with our Indigenous governments. At some point down the road, I would love to see, to do what other jurisdictions like they do in Alberta. There are some reserves that police their own, like the Blood Tribe Police Services. They hire their own...

I have one last question for the Minister. Is there any appetite to change this policy to open up more programs for our residents with no land tenure?

Mahsi cho, Madam Speaker. My question here is for the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. Just to supplement what my colleague from Monfwi was asking about seniors and mobility-restricted people, my questions are regarding people with no land tenure in our communities.

Can the Minister advise if there are any programs available to seniors or people with restricted mobility, if there are any programs available for them in terms of mobility access? Mahsi cho.

Mahsi cho, Mr. Chair. I am just looking on page 286, top line, coroner's office. Actually, before at one point, it was $1.1 million, and now for these mains, it's $823,000. Does that just mean that there has been a decrease in positions, or can you explain the decrease for this office? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Going back to what I was saying about integrated case management. I had a question for the Minister. Just speaking briefly with this, so this ICM, integrated case management covers Yellowknife, Ndilo and Detah. It covers my constituents of Ndilo and Detah, which is great, but it really doesn't offer too much outside of that. Just listening to some other questions here, I didn't really hear anything being addressed about any plans to move this program outside of the Yellowknife area. My question is: do you have any plans to do that, address this ICM and moving into the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Committee would like to consider Tabled Document 30-19(2), Main Estimates 2020-2021.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a quick comment, I guess, about this policy, too, as well, like, the self-reporting aspect. My biggest fear is, from what I have seen, I believe that there is a significant portion of our government workforce who are not reporting properly, and I feel that a lot of people are falling through the cracks who should be getting jobs and aren't. That's where I was going with this. That's all I have to say on this. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Committee would like to consider Tabled Document 30-19(2) Main Estimates 2020-2021, starting with the Department of Finance.