Caitlin Cleveland

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I'm very happy to hear that. That was going to be my next question for the Minister so that is wonderful news.

I'm wondering if the GNWT has also looked into potential LPN graduates that will be graduating this year as well and if there have been any conditional job offers offered to them as well. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm wondering if the Minister and staff would have the resources within this budget to dedicate some of these dollars to creating like, whether it's a booklet or a portal or something where youth who are currently in care can see what supports they will get and/or could get when they are aging out of care because there's not a lot of transparency right now as far as what supports they are entitled to and can help them in their transition from care to independent living. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, mining is the largest economic driver in Canada's Arctic. In the final days of 2022, the federal government introduced the Canadian Critical Mineral Strategy that it says will increase the supply of responsibly sourced critical minerals and support the development of domestic and global value chains for the green and digital economy. According to the federal government, critical minerals represent a generational opportunity for Canada's workers, economy, and net zero future. But looking to Canada's critical mineral goals, it is clear they hinge on the North...

Thank you. So we're spending $44 million then, what I'm hearing, on compensation and benefits? I thought this $44 million was to actually pay for the child and family services programming that happens. So I'm wondering if I gain clarity on that, please.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. And, Madam Chair, just to be very specific, 1200 youth in it the Northwest Territories receiving some form of care doesn't necessarily mean that all of those children have been removed from their homes; they could be under voluntary service agreement but still in their own homes. So just to confirm that piece, plus to confirm the Minister does not have a breakdown of how many youth they are serving in their own home versus in a foster care situation? Thank you.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, does the Minister have an idea in this area how much residents are relying on Jordan's Principle to fund some of the shortfall of the GNWT in order to make medical travel more accessible for people who do need to bring their kids with them and don't because this really ends up being an access to health issue or equitable access to health issue. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So resubstantiated as needed for legal fees. I know that one of the things that social development had asked for was kind of an automatic avenue for people who are involved with child and family services to have access to a lawyer without having to kind of go the route of waiting in line from legal aid. And so would that kind of cover this or is it can the Minister speak a little bit more towards what specific legal fees would be covered under this line item. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm looking for the cost per bed to run a bed for a person who is in so not the capital cost but the O and M costs for a person who is in longterm care versus a person who is in extended care. I'm wondering what the number is that health uses in order to budget based on the number of rooms or number of clients they expect to have. Thank you.

I'll wait then. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I just wasn't sure if it was transferred other there or not. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So, Madam Chair, going forward, because it will no longer be a capital budget expenditure, it will be O and M, so in this kind of different scenario, we now lease this facility Stanton Legacy from a third party. And so any of deficiencies that are found within Stanton Legacy once it comes on board, are those going to be the responsibility of the third party, or how is that going to work, or have you divided up so that, you know, there is a clear indication of what will be the GNWT's responsibility for funding and what will be the third party's responsibility...