Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a question, maybe only one question, for the Minister of Health and Social Services in line with what we are talking about in homecare. I would like to ask the Minister if the Minister knows how many people receive a seniors' fuel subsidy across the Northwest Territories? Thank you.
Masi. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have that number in front of me. Thank you.
The Minister talks about baseline data. I think that the Department of Education, Culture and Employment has done a lot of baseline data in order to determine who is eligible for senior's fuel. Those are homeowners who are seniors who are under a certain income. I think that would be a quick way to determine the baseline. I would like to ask the Minister if the Minister is prepared to work with the Minister of Education to get that information as a start to developing a baseline of the communities?
Absolutely. We are working closely with our partner departments, both housing and education. There is a lot of data out there. It is a matter of compiling it and putting it together in a useful format so that when we come to committee and say, "this is the baseline," we can defend it and understand it. If it needs to be changed, we are happy to do so. We do need to do the work so that we can make informed, evidence-based decisions in this Assembly.
Masi. Oral questions. Member for Frame Lake.
