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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my mother is 83 years old, and she lives in Hay River, and it is appropriate that Members are here from Hay River, who come from Hay River. Some of them may know my mom. She continues to be a strong leader in our family. I asked her if I could do the Member's statement. She said, "Make sure you talk about my sewing. I have been doing it for 75 years," so I thought I would mention that she had made all kinds of things, including slippers and card holders with Montreal Canadiens crests on them, for me. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Chairman. I move that the Chair rise and report progress.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is correct, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister for that answer. It would be good if the department could look into more income. To another question, foster parent and foster home screening was flagged by the Auditor General in the 2014 report. I understand that internal reviews show that the issues continue to challenge family services. What changes to a foster parents screening can we expect this spring? Thank you.
If we know the commonalities between the families with children in care we can act on addressing them. I'd like to ask the Minister: what information, such as household income, does Health and Social Services collect on the families of children in care?
Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. It is my belief that a family's household income directly affects many cases beyond that 8 per cent.
Mr. Speaker, it is violence, too: violence that is not within the family or within the home, but instead, violence that is done to Northerners, when their government isn't prepared to step to the plate and make it a top priority to alleviate brutal poverty.
I will have questions on the impact of household income on families engaged with child and family services at the appropriate time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that consideration of Tabled Document 317-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2017-2018 now be concluded and that Tabled Document 317-18(2) be reported and recommended as ready for consideration in a formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that consideration of Tabled Document 315-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2016-2017 now be concluded and that Tabled Document 315-18(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to continue considering Bill 13, Marriage Act; Tabled Document 315-18(2), Supplementary Estimates, (Infrastructure Expenditure) No. 3, 2016-2017, and Tabled Document 316-18(2), Supplementary Estimates, (Operational Expenditures) No. 2, 2016-2017, and Tabled Document 317-18(2), Supplementary Estimates, (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2017-2018. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I indicated in my Member's statement that 8 per cent of the families with children in care were actually income issues, but I would guess that it would be a lot higher; but there are other reasons for the child apprehension or child protection laws. I was wondering if the Minister could commit to always getting the income of the household where there is a Child and Family Services case too?