Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A society is measured by the way it treats its most vulnerable in its society from the elderly, the disabled, the homeless, the widows and the people who are living in poverty in our small communities. Mr. Speaker, a lot of programs and services totally undermine the fundamental basics of society that really cares. Mr. Speaker, without communities, policing, nursing, the fundamental services of mental health workers, alcohol and drug workers, income support systems that totally exclude people from the fundamental basis of having someone live with you, elders who are basically not able to access fuel subsidies to heat their homes where they have to use their pensions…(inaudible)…excluded them because they had outstanding arrears with government some 15 years ago.
Mr. Speaker, a government that undermines the fundamental basics of protecting the vulnerable in our society clearly shows that the government does not care. Various Members of this Assembly passed a motion several times unanimously to change the income support system and make it fair and accessible to all people in the Northwest Territories. What we have seen, Mr. Speaker, is the opposite of this government going full speed ahead doing whatever it wants, telling everybody where there are deadlines, April 1st or before September 1st, seniors health supp is going to be implemented. I am sorry; you can have all the consternation in the world, but that tells me that they are going to continue to go full speed ahead and undermine the people of the Northwest Territories with the attitude of this government. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.
