Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is highly probable that that could serve as a classic example in terms of best practices of two departments working cooperatively in partnership. The other question that I have was: was there a formal understanding or arrangements between the two departments about perhaps scoping out just the partnership arrangement in terms of how it is that we are going to enable seniors to live in their own homes, and on land that is occupied, too? What I am drawing upon is that some elders unfortunately fall within the threshold of having to deal with some dilemmas, and one of them is arrears and outstanding land taxes and so forth. Would that perhaps scope of partnership arrangement cover that? Mahsi.
Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have had a good relationship with the Housing Corporation, and we have looked at things like I mentioned, like retrofitting. Not retrofitting, sorry. Our new independent living units have program space and those types of things. I don't actually know enough about the land lease question to answer that question fully, but I will commit to working with the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation to get the answers that the Member is looking for.
Thank you, Minister. I see nothing further from Mr. Nadli. Next, I have Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have one question. I would like to know if the Minister could give me the status of the Lutselk'e Health Centre. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, a planning study has determined that the health and social services needs of the community of Lutselk'e can best be met by renovating and building an addition onto the existing health centre. That was a number of years ago; that was five years ago, when that was done. That was pre-me. There was another Minister in at that time.
The building is meeting many of our program needs. The building is in good shape. It does not need to be completely replaced. Unfortunately, this was in the queue many years ago, and some other projects have bumped it along the way. I think the demands in Fort Resolution are an example, far outweigh the demands of Lutselk'e and Tulita right now, given the fact that we have got a building that is in really rough shape, and we have got concerns about pests and other animals in that building. The program needs were affected greatly, so it has kind of moved in front of Lutselk'e. Lutselk'e still needs to be done. We still need to do that retrofit and upgrade to include some additional program requirements to meet some of our infection control and other standards. It is still in the queue. It has not made it into the capital plan this year. We will certainly be looking at it every year to see when we can insert it back in.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that the chair rise, and report progress. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed?
---Carried.
I will now rise and report progress. Thank you to the Minister and your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 416-18(2) and would like to report progress; and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Masi. Do I have a seconder? Member for Yellowknife North. Motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed?
---Carried
Orders of the day for Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 1:30 p.m.:
Prayer
Ministers' Statements
Members' Statements
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgements
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Replies to Commissioner's Opening Address
Petitions
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
Motions
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Report 12-18(2), Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning Report on the Progress Review of the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019
Minister's Statement 186-18(2), Update on the A New Day Program
Tabled Document 416-18(2), GNWT Capital Estimates 2018-2019
Tabled Document 419-18(2), Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019 (Revised)
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Masi, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.
---ADJOURNMENT
The House adjourned 5:38 p.m.
