Tom Beaulieu

The evaluation process is very critical in the RFP. The evaluation is going to give us a very clear indication of where the medevacs are coming from. If the Member from the Sahtu is accurate in his thinking, then, yes, many of the issues resulting from perhaps unrestricted alcohol sales and many people, just many people, period, in the area as a result of resource development, then it is possible that many of the medevacs will originate out of the Sahtu communities. That would be in the evaluation.

When we put out the RFP, I think there’s an indication in the RFP as some background information...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is a priority of this government that children get the best possible start in life so they can reach their full potential. It is important that we continue investment in early childhood development as this is an investment in the future of our children.

In January of this year, in partnership with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, we hosted a roundtable to identify priorities for a renewed Early Childhood Development Framework. I’m pleased to report that the roundtable was a success.

I know the Members of this House that attended the roundtable would...

We are just starting to put the pieces of this review together now. The position will come on, hopefully, soon in the new fiscal year. We believe that it will take all of the 12 months in that fiscal year to complete this review.

Yes, Madam Chair. To my right is Debbie DeLancey, deputy minister of Health and Social Services. To my left is Jeannie Mathison, director of finance, Health and Social Services.

We will definitely be evaluating the systems that we employ. We think that an essential part of introducing new systems. We don’t have estimates but we are trying to move forward on these things. Some of our activities we’re trying to move forward on. We’re told to stop evaluating and move forward. If we don’t evaluate and move forward, we’re told we’re not evaluating. So here are some of the decisions that we’re making. We’re moving forward on this because we think that the system, without a thorough analysis on whether or not this system is going to save money and exactly how much money it’s...

My understanding is there is no cap in as far as time, but the flow of the funding within that agreement is contingent upon approvals in the Assembly.

Yes I would, Madam Chair.

That is something I would take back to my department. I know there are no shelters or any type of homes targeted specifically for persons with disabilities. There is not, where such a category exists. There are categories of housing designed to accommodate persons with disabilities, but there are no programs targeted only for persons with disabilities.

Although I was not involved in the original decision to bring the shelters to the larger centres, I can assume that the shelters were based on people who were considered to be absolute homeless versus relatively homeless. What happens is, essentially people who are absolutely homeless are people who have absolutely no place to call their own and the relatively homeless people actually don’t have a place to call home but do have a place to live, such as people who sleep on couches, as the Member indicated. Why we don’t have shelters in all of the communities is largely due to the cost.

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I want to congratulate Mr. Dan Summers, principal of Deninu K’ue School in Fort Resolution, for being recognized as one of Canada’s outstanding principals for 2013. The Learning Partnership announced Mr. Summers as one of 51 exceptional educators to receive the Award for Excellence in Public Education.

Through his leadership at the Deninu School, since 2009 learning outcomes have significantly increased. In 2012, 87 percent of Deninu School students achieved a national average or better on a group reading achievement and diagnosis...