Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have any more further questions, but I will talk and meet with the Minister of Finance and housing later on. Thank you.

I see here senior home, in this activities okay, no, it's not that. It's income support assistance program. Okay, there's minuses, is $187,000. But I see increase of that $187,000 in senior citizens supplementary benefit. Is that a transfer from that program to senior citizens supplementary benefit?

Okay, thank you. Can the Minister commit to taking special consideration for elders specifically when reviewing GNWT policies that guide forgiveness of debt. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you for the information. Treaty simulations, it's a onetime funding for treaty simulation project. Can you elaborate more on that, please. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I spoke in this House about my concerns for elders, that we have elders in communities who are held into mortgages from the GNWT which they cannot afford. For these elders who are on fixed income, it's not just only mortgages but it's also public housing units that I am talking about too. For these elders who are on fixed income, once their file is transferred into collections, they are trapped with so little money so little money they won't ever get out of housing debt.

The Financial Administration Act, the manual, provides guidance for consideration when...

Thank you. Well, it's not huge, but it's just that it would be nice to know the numbers because and you did state that before that due to enrolment and, you know, like, the contribution went down. So I just want that's why I ask is that which region, you know, is most impacted. And also it's not we're not part of North Slave so, you know, with Tlicho regions, I would like to know for that very reason. And I know that last year and this is regarding the postsecondary. I know last you know, because of the Aurora College transformation, so teacher education program and social work program...

Yes, thank you. Yesterday we heard that most of these money are allocated to Indigenous government. So I just wanted to ask the Minister  I know there is a decrease within the Indigenous language secretariat just as my colleague has mentioned. It's $1.4 million that's decreased in that budget. So I just wanted to ask so of this, how much is allocated to the Indigenous government of this fund?

Yes, thank you. Yesterday we talked about the theme day was for income support and, you know, I know there are some parents, young parents, due to child care space available, you know, and the long waitlists, so one of the excuses that there's no child care, no reliable child care. So if this was you know, if we had more space, I think there would be more young people or young parents that can take advantage of this child care services provided and, you know, and go to work. But I know some of the excuses that no child care services available, dependable child care services. So it's good that...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Okay, this Indigenous language revitalizations, so I know that there's a lot of our community members they go south once a year to the University of Alberta, you know, enrolling to program for the language. So this is part of the project. And why  I just wanted to know why there is a cut or did they  like, she talked quite a few times about the redistribution so is this program  you know, are we cancelling this program, or is there  did it go somewhere? Because I'm sure our Indigenous students are going to be asking about that.

Okay, thank you. So it just goes to show that we really do have an addiction issue in the North, and especially with the drugs and alcohol. So it's just that there is the difference here is that there's reductions. I have an issue with that where, you know, why? Because we know that there is a major issue. You know, and why there's a reduction within the budget. I know that just like what my colleague said from Mackenzie Delta, in small communities, and in here too, we know of someone who is suffering with addictions. We even have family members who are suffering, you know, with addiction...