Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services develop a Child and Family Services Evaluation and Monitoring Framework, including a data profile on children and youth in care. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
Carried
Ms. Cleveland.
Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services establish an Indigenous Advisory Body SubCommittee specifically for child and family services. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? Motion is carried.
Carried
Ms. Cleveland.
Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services audit all child and family services resources, ensuring they are all plain language, culturallysafe and easily accessible online, including a plain language summary of the Child and Family Services Act. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? Ms. Cleveland.
Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services provide legal services to parents as early as the plan of care stage with child and family services. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion? Oh sorry, Mr. Johnson.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I know we're all trying to end this quickly but I just wanted to make a few comments.
I find it very concerning how many parents, when facing apprehension, sign plan of care agreements without legal advice. I know that our workers are good at informing them they have a right to legal advice and I know if you go fill out all the paper work, Legal Aid will provide you a lawyer, but oftentimes people are signing extremely technical and complicated plan of care agreements that take their children away without lawyers, and I don't think we should be doing that. I think the workers I actually think the wording of this motion be slightly changed, that the lawyer is present representing the parents before these agreements are signed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any further comments?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
Carried
Ms. Cleveland.
Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Department of Health and Social Services make legislative changes to the Child and Family Service Act to support the readiness of Indigenous governments to draw down jurisdiction for child welfare using traumainformed language that centers children and youth as individuals with rights, ensures cultural continuity for Indigenous children and youth, and affirms the unique political relationship with Indigenous groups and peoples. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
Carried
Ms. Cleveland.
Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services establish a comprehensive spectrum of services available to children, youth and adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their parents and/or caregivers to prevent developmental delay and mobilize support for families. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
Carried
Ms. Cleveland.
Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services implement annual quality improvement plan reporting include progress on the committee’s recommendations. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
Carried
Ms. Cleveland.
Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a response to this report in 120 days. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? Thank you.
Committee, do you agree that you have concluded consideration of Committee Report 2619(2): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Child and Family Services Act Lifting NWT Children, Youth and Families: An All of Territory Approach to Keeping Families Together?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of Committee Report 2619(2): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Child and Family Services Act Lifting NWT Children, Youth and Families: An All of Territory Approach to Keeping Families Together. Mr. O'Reilly.
Merci, Monsieur le President. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Mahsi, Mr. Chair.
The motion is on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.
Carried
I will now rise and report progress.
Mr. Speaker, your Committee has been considering Bill 23, Bill 29, and Committee Report 26-19(2) and would like to report progress with 19 motions carried, and that Committee Report 26-19(2) is concluded.
And Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
Thank you, Member for Hay River South. Do we have a seconder? Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
Carried
