Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is just following up on the statements made earlier by the Minister of ECE. Can the Minister clarify for me whether NWT students graduate from high school with an Alberta education diploma? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister commit to providing this side of the House with a briefing on the Auditor General's report of 2015? Mahsi.

Those are high numbers. I understand that the Auditor General's report produced 14 recommendations, and the action plan items introduced by the committee for the department was 105. So those are high numbers to address the small amount of recommendations by the auditor. However, there was some oversight neglecting to be addressed in the report in the area of port services, sentencing decisions, community in custody programming. Those are just a few that are not addressed in the Auditor General's report. What is the status on those items that weren't addressed in the Auditor General's report?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize my niece, Ms. Melinda Laboucan, from Fort Good Hope there. She is the community family awareness coordinator; and I think in behind her someplace there is Mary Modeste, originally from Deline. Mahsi.

Can the Minister provide a commitment or a briefing to look at the issues that were not completed with the Auditor General's report and provide a briefing on those neglected items?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier, I addressed the issue that the last Assembly, the 17th Assembly, had seen the Auditor General's report on corrections in the NWT tabled March of 2015 followed by a committee report dated June 4, 2015. My question to the Minister is: what is the status of this report and the recommendations? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Through continued restorative justice programming, our Department of Justice and this 18th Assembly mandate on healthy goals to educate people, and safe, vibrant communities.

We contribute to achieving these goals by offering a wide range of programs and services that give individuals the tools and support they need to address the challenges and poor choices that often result in criminal charges and incarceration. Mr. Speaker, in a lot of ways, we are continuously looking to better improve our efficiencies on delivery. First, we must look at where we are, and reset on...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If we include the new Department of Infrastructure, I guess we can expect two job-shadowing positions there that will help implement the 14 kilometres that are on their way for the all-season road. Would the Minister commit to exceeding or doubling last year's statistics? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you to the Minister for the response. It is encouraging that we are going to see the numbers increasing. I was very encouraged by the latest report on the recruitment numbers. Looking back at the Sahtu historically for the last two summers, in 2015, we had five; 2016, we had five. Recently, 2017 started off with two, so I am of the impression we can see that number increase, more specifically for the riding that I represent. My question is: what targets or what methods of advertising are in use to recruit and exceed what we have done so far for the Sahtu region?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize Gayle Strikes With A Gun. She's a former principal from the school in Fort Good Hope here. Thank you. Welcome to the House.