Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s a minor amount of money but I was struck by the $20,000 in travel on this page. When it’s, I don’t know, 99 percent grants and contributions I wondered why we have a travel expense. If I could get an explanation. Thank you.

Thanks for the explanation. I guess I have to ask if the Fishermen’s Federation gets $225,000, does the NWT Farmers’ Association get the same amount of money? I would appreciate an explanation other than verbally. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have one question here. In terms of the bridge and the opening of the bridge and then the cessation of the ferry and/or the ice road, can the Minister advise how long the ferry or the ice road construction will continue on after the bridge is open? Thank you.

Now I’m really confused because I thought we were talking about the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation. That’s fine. I have no further questions.

To the Minister, this is not a current situation. It was solved. It was not solved through any assistance through government, unfortunately. It was solved through the assistance of the community. I’d like to ask the Minister, when a person is desperate for homeownership assistance, or for home assistance I should say, so that they do not become homeless, what is it that the staff do? What do they look at to see whether or not an application should be accepted or denied?

I certainly am totally in support of local fishers and fisheries. Local encouragement of businesses is something that I am very much in support of. I do have to wonder, though, about the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation. Are there any other jurisdictions in Canada that have a province or a territory running a fish marketing arm? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some questions today for the Minister of Health and Social Services. I’d like to ask some questions regarding the Homelessness Assistance Fund.

From what I know of this fund, it is a fund that is used as a program of last resort when people have lost their home or are in between homes and need some assistance to make sure that they don’t go homeless. I’d like to ask the Minister at this point if she could explain to me what, in her mind, is a definition of a program of last resort in terms of the time frame that she expects people to be able to have to apply for...

Thanks for that explanation. I did note, I think it was in the Minister’s opening remarks, he said that bookings at parks are up. Could I get an estimation of by what percentage and does it... Even though our bookings are up, we still are not obviously, from the sounds of things, covering the costs of contractors. Can I get that confirmed, please? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [English translation not provided.]

Mr. Speaker, the establishment and expansion of French first language schooling in the NWT is a success story. It shows what people can accomplish if they have passion and tenacity.

I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a question with regard to parks and parks revenue. I noticed on the revenue page that our revenue was down considerably and I believe I heard the Minister say that it had to do with, or I think the explanation is that it has to do with interest. I didn’t see any indication in the revenue page of revenue from parks. Is there revenue and, if so, how much is there? Thank you.