Caitlin Cleveland

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I just find it difficult to evaluate how effective this use of dollars is without knowing what we stand to collect and what we stand to gain from it, so I find it difficult to approve this without knowing what the other department stands to gain from it and, ultimately, what the GNWT stands to gain or lose from this addition to the budget. I just wanted to make sure that that was noted here. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering if the increase to contract services is also in relation to the guns and gangs contract, or are there other contracts involved in that increase as well? Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. What would be the cost of these three positions? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It's my understanding that the City of Yellowknife requested a memorandum of understanding in partnership with the City of Yellowknife, local Indigenous governments, and the GNWT. Will the Minister be prepared to satisfy this request for a memorandum of understanding, committing to working together on land-transfer solutions? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just noticed I missed something on page 284 and I'm wondering if we can turn back.

This past weekend was the NWT Association of Communities AGM in Inuvik. Since long before the election of the 19th Assembly, the topic of Commissioner's land within the City of Yellowknife has definitely been a hot topic. What commitments were made at the AGM in regard to the transfer of Commissioner's land to municipalities?

Just to clarify, is that we currently we have eight Nunavut inmates or 8 percent of inmates choose to stay within the capital following their incarceration? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The process of land transfers to municipal governments is not working. It prevents municipal governments from having the authority and autonomy to make timely land use decisions within municipal boundaries and impedes business development. In addition, YKDFN is now trading land with the City of Yellowknife, essentially removing the GNWT from the process.

Twenty-five years ago, MACA helped community governments develop land use plans and administered lands within municipal boundaries. MACA has long since devolved the responsibility for developing community land use...

Thanks very much, Mr. Chair. Would the Minister be prepared to make a commitment to personally see what type of budget is allocated to the traditional counsellors within our corrections facilities in the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There are a number of people who work within corrections facilities who are not necessarily corrections officers, so I am wondering if there is any kind of professional development fund for people who are not corrections officers, who may require safety training because they work within the facility? Our corrections officers undergo six to eight weeks of training for safety and how to do their job, so other people who may come into contact with inmates, is there any kind of professional development training for those people? Thank you.