Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thanks, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Beaulieu.

My other question has to do with the NGO Stabilization Fund. The Minister referred to it when he responded to opening comments. There has been some adjustment. I think the Minister’s words are that they tightened up the terms of reference or the criteria. My concern is that by tightening up and doing sort of a partial analysis or changes to the terms of reference for this fund, it has absolutely eliminated anybody who doesn’t deliver services on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories.

There are many, many NGOs out there who do provide services not necessarily on behalf of the...

We will be looking at the Housing Corporation on page 5-14. We are on page 5-14. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, committee. Page 1-18, information item, Legislative Assembly, office of the Speaker, active positions. Any questions? Seeing none, page 1-21, activity summary, Legislative Assembly, expenditures on behalf of Members, operations expenditure summary, $7.808 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ve heard the Minister say probably three or four times now this afternoon that we have schedule certainty and budget certainty. I’m having a very hard time believing those words. We’ve had budget certainty for probably the last three years and we’ve gone from $165 million to $202 million.

My last question to the Minister, we talked previously in the government, and it might be a previous Minister, but I will ask this Minister if he will commit to a full-cost accounting of the project once it is completed. All the in-kind man hours that have been donated, will he share...

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Minister. Ms. DeLancey.

Thanks for that explanation. That’s what I thought, so that’s confirmed.

The next item down is community wellness programs. It mentions Bailey House in Yellowknife. I have heard, I believe, that we are developing a community wellness strategy and we are putting wellness committees, I think it is, in communities in the NWT. I’d like to know from the Minister, can I get a bit of an explanation in what we are doing in each community. Is it a wellness strategy in each community? Are we putting a wellness coordinator in there? What is that program that we’re doing regarding wellness? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Minister Miltenberger.