Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Okay, can the Minister of Health and Social Services commit to reviewing the need for a sobering shelter in the Tlicho communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I am going to be talking on mental health. Mr. Speaker, the pandemic has been a challenging time for all of us and now we go into the endemic stage. How are people going to move ahead?

Mr. Speaker, the biggest challenge in the Tlicho region are poor mental health, high rates of addictions and substance abuse, lack of housing, and unacceptable housing conditions. These were major issues before the pandemic and we know that isolation and other limitations imposed through COVID only worsen the situation.

Mr. Speaker, over half, like 56 percent, of residents in the...

Yes, that's it for now. Thank you.

Okay, well, thank you. Okay, the Premier said something about increase the decisionmaking. So who are these decisionmakers are? Is it the local leaders, or is it GNWT? Who are these like, who are these people that they are targeting? I just I need to know because it's increase decisionmaking is I'm not too sure. They need to be clear on that. Thank you.

Hello, I have a question. I have a question here. It says in here, in this report, that the working group established a working group, and it says it already established a working group to create to review existing employment opportunities in the small communities, etcetera.

I just wanted to ask the Premier if there is a timeline when to complete because the working group is in place already. Is there a timeline to complete and to so that there's more jobs created in small communities? You are aware that right now even, like, for Tlicho community and when you look at the health status report...

Thank you. Can the Minister describe what kind of traumainformed support services are available to people under probation? Thank you.

Thank you. Well, some of this is going to be written questions tomorrow.

Okay, so the Hay River correctional centre was to transition to the therapeutic community model in the spring of 2021. This is a very positive step in providing rehab programming. Can the Minister explain how the results of this program will be evaluated and what are their plans to expand this to other correctional facilities?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm doing my Member's statement on young men in the justice systems.

Mr. Speaker, I am concerned about Indigenous young men and adults within our correctional facilities and in the justice system. Mr. Speaker, we know people are not born convicted criminals. They become this way. Before colonizations, Indigenous people organized themselves equally. Everyone shared. People took care of one another. No one was viewed better than others. This is what I am concerned about for behind bars. How are they being taken care of?

Mr. Speaker, Indigenous people have been experiencing...

Thank you. Well, I will follow up with that and check because I know there is a regional superintendent position that's in the community. So, but I there's nothing for the sports and recreation, and I know that we work with Yellowknife on that. So I'll follow up. I'll check. I'll talk to the deputy minister after. Thank you.

Like, regional superintendent? I know there's three positions in Tlicho region. What I'm talking about is the sports and recreation position is very important for many of the regions. Just like my colleague here, they you know, they talked about it, the importance to especially for youth, and we need to keep our youth active and busy, you know, to so that they don't, you know, get into trouble or, you know, in the communities. So I think those positions, I believe that we should have more positions in the communities, in the regions, especially from this seven. I don't know what they do...