Wendy Bisaro

Mr. Speaker, thanks to the Minister. I have to reiterate I find it difficult to understand how we can put specific actions in place without knowing what our end goal is, without knowing where we are going.

In some of the media information that was provided to Members, it indicates that the plans are developed to respond to service gaps. I would like to know from the Minister, does this plan identify service gaps. If that’s the case, how is this plan addressing the service gaps that we know exist in our territory? Thank you.

I will rise and report progress.

Does committee agree we have concluded the consideration of Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 7, 2010-2011? Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister for Health and Social Services. I wanted to follow up on his Minister’s statement today.

I’m really pleased to hear that he will be later tabling the Mental Health Action Plan. It’s, I think, well known that our territory has many problems. We have people that suffer from mental health illnesses. We have people that suffer from mental health illnesses as a result of addictions. The Minister mentions in his statement that this is a three-year action plan. I believe it’s intended for 2012 to 2015. I appreciate that we have...

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Aumond.

[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last week we received new rulings from the Supreme Court, which were submitted on June the 1st. The French rights are in the federal law and Francophones in the Northwest Territories have fought for many years to obtain equal school access identical to what their English colleagues get... [Translation ends]

…through a Supreme Court decisions regarding French language schooling in the NWT, decisions rendered on June 1st of this year.

French language rights are protected in federal law and NWT Francophones have been fighting for years to get school facilities...

Thank you, committee. That concludes Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2010-2011. Are we agreed that we have concluded this document?

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Are there any questions from any other Members? Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No 4, 2010-2011, Justice, operations expenditures, community justice and corrections, not previously authorized, $1.915 million. Total department, $1.915 million. Are we agreed?