Wendy Bisaro

Thanks. I guess just to follow-up: are there human resources services in each of those regional offices?

I will follow up with you.

I’d like to know whether or not the Minister can advise if there are any plans in the near future to build housing units within the city of Yellowknife for families where the parent or parents may be disabled and they happen to have children — two children, let’s say, or three or four.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up on the Member’s statement by my colleague Mr. Krutko. As he stated, there’s certainly recognition that the availability of housing for disabled persons is a problem in the Territories.

Within Yellowknife the Housing Corporation recently built an eight-plex unit that was specifically earmarked for people with disabilities. That’s great that it was built, but these eight units are only open to people who are single or who are married couples. I’d like to ask the Minister for the Housing Corporation how a disabled single mother with children would be...

Early detection is vital and no one is too young to test, even newborns. Speech language pathologists and audiologists are specialists in diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders. Luckily, we have such specialists in the North, and if you suspect someone has a communication disorder, take them to be tested. Diagnosis and treatment will only improve their quality of life, no matter what their age.

Considering the fees and payments total is $302,000, is that referencing the total for the whole of the department or just for the directorate? It kind of doesn’t make sense.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to ask a question relative to the Other Expenses item listed for the ’08–09 Main Estimates. There’s a significant jump from the ’07–08 Revised Estimates. It is a similar amount to the Main Estimates from ’07–08. Under the details of the expenses, fees and payments are $302,000. Can I get an explanation of what those fees and payments are used for?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wondered if I could find out how many regional offices there are for HR. I thought somebody had told me that there was only one in Fort Smith, but if I could have that confirmed, please.

I understand that things have to be looked at, but this family is currently housed in public housing. They have a lease that is going to be expiring on the 30th of June, and they’ve been advised that their lease will not be renewed. I’d like to ask the Housing Minister what policy or what restrictions are in place that would force this family to move out of their home.

I also wanted to recognize Barb Hood, the executive director of the NWT Seniors’ Society.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month, and today I’d like to highlight communication disorders.

The ability to communicate is our most human characteristic. Speaking, understanding and hearing are essential skills in our society, but most of us take communication for granted. Tens of thousands of people are afflicted with a communication disorder which is defined as a speech, language or hearing disorder which affects an individual’s ability to communicate. Together, speech, language and hearing disorders comprise the largest group of handicapped individuals in...