Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is for Minister of Finance, and I think Minister of housing can answer this as well, but due to FMB, I'll stick with Minister of Finance. The Financial Administration Act allows the financial management board to forgive debt owed to the government or a public agency where it would be just, unreasonable to do so. Can the Minister agree that it is not just or reasonable to require repayment of debt to the GNWT for elders that cannot afford their housing. Thank you.

It's good, thank you. Thank you for the information, which I'm sure there's people listening and our leaders are listening too as well. So it's good to know that number.

And, yeah, so minority language education a second language, well, that's for French. But I know it was in the budget that Aurora College was going to be or it was part of their budget where they were going to deliver a diploma program for language. Why that program never went further or, like, it was never the department never did anything about it knowing the importance of the Indigenous language and, you know and now that...

Thank you. Yeah, no, I know many of these programs that I know that our constituents use these funds for culture and language. So it is important for them. That's how we maintain and try to keep our culture and language, you know, going. Because just like my colleague from Mackenzie Delta said, you know, it's  it does have an impact, you know, now that younger generation are not speaking the language more. So it is important that it  it would have been nice if there was  if the budget was a little bit more than as it is here, especially for Indigenous language, knowing that there's more...

Thank you. My question was regarding what MLA Morgan was referring to, education authority contributions. It says that, you know, money is allocated based on previous school year. So it is based on enrolment formula. So I just wanted to ask the Minister if there's a breakdown of regions, you know, which region is most impacted that, you know, there is a decrease in this budget. So, yeah, just which region is most impacted?

Well, I see here Indigenous scholarship. I guess that must be part of  that's part of the revitalization education program. So I think maybe if the Minister can explain a bit about this Indigenous scholarship.

I will let some people know, especially in the small communities. So hopefully from this $10.6 million, we'll get three new daycare centre in Tlicho region. I'm just, so or at least to one of the communities, you know, that really needs the child care services. But and you said so you don't know how this funding will be allocated. How is the department or allocating this one, is it based on need or for child care services?

Thank you. Okay, this one is for the residential care. Okay, the budget is good for the 20242025. I've been talking to some family members and I have I didn't talk to the people in care, but I've been talking to some family where it is hard for them especially, it is okay to visit the family that are in care, and I know there are some family that were very advocate, they really advocated for the family members that are in care so I know that they brought them back. They brought them back up North. They're in our regions in care. By there are some that are in group home. Family there wants...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. With reference to addiction treatment facility, there's a major difference within the budget. From 20232024, there's reductions for this fiscal year. Can the Minister explain to us why there is a reduction within current the fiscal year or for the upcoming fiscal year 20242025? Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is also continuing with my questions for ECE Minister.

For income assistance clients that want to go back to school, this is what we heard from many of our constituents or from the small communities due to lack of housing, wants to go back to school and complete their education, can the Minister work with the Minister of housing to ensure that these students have their home to return to after studies? Thank you.

Thank you. What is the length of time the average person is an income support client? Thank you.