Wendy Bisaro

Thank you. Page 1-29, information item, Legislative Assembly, statutory officers, active positions. Any questions?

Thank you, committee. We’ll turn to page 13-18, activity summary, environment, grants and contributions, contributions, total contributions, $2.549 million. Are we agreed?

Thanks to the Minister. Those goals are laudable. I appreciate what the Housing Corporation is planning on doing. There has been a specific request from the NWT Seniors’ Society for consultation with them and with other seniors, and I believe that I know at least some Members have suggested to the Minister that these two months from now to the implementation on September 1st, should be used to do some consultation and also to do some analysis of the impact on seniors. Why will the Minister not use these next two months or two and a half months to do that?

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Next is Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. McLeod.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I did forget I wanted to ask a question with regard to a recommendation from the Auditor General’s most recent report. It was a follow-up on four audits that had been previously done. Within their report, they made three recommendations that apply across government, and I bring it up here at the Executive because the Executive, under the directorate, states that it is responsible for the implementation of government-wide direction. The Auditor General identified three barriers to the operation of the government that are barriers to effective program management. They were...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Please proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Elkin.

Thank you, committee. We will move to page 8-29, activity summary, Health and Social Services, community health programs, operations expenditure summary, $87.998 million. Mr. Dolynny.