Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my honourable friend from Mackenzie Delta was asking the Housing Minister some questions in regard to clarification on calculation of rent. So can the Minister please explain how rent is calculated if the income tax is not submitted? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I realize my time's going to come up real quick. I guess the thing is, I understand the BIP, and I totally understand the government doing that, or the department doing that. However, there are two components of BIP: there is the territories; and there is local. That needs to be looked at, and see how that is being implemented so we can make sure that we are doing it properly. So I hope once they have done BIP, that the Minister and the department will look at the local component of it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I thank the Minister for his answers. During the past two weeks we've heard the Minister talk about funding the department has been giving FOXY and SMASH. Can the Minister advise this House if the funding was for a specific project or a program that the department runs?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess I just have to come back to the question. I understand it's the last year, but is there any money left at the table? We left at the table with this program. Has it just been implemented? Have all the funds been utilized, or has it been left at the table? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Sorry, Mr. Speaker. I got lost with my conversation with my colleague here. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement, I spoke about mental health and the work that FOXY and SMASH has done in my region. Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Health and Social Services has spoken about the work the department is doing on the Mental Health Action Plan in the stages that they are presently. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please advise this House what the department is doing in the meantime in this area for the youth? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer. However, we have heard in some issues out there that Lands  especially from my riding, I have heard from a number of people wishing to develop this  Lands is a big issue. The biggest challenge going, it is not ITI, it is not Health and Social Services, but it is Lands. So I guess my question is: will the department work with Lands, because that seems to be the biggest challenge, to address these issues that are out there? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you colleagues. Mr. Speaker, the FOXY workshop focused mostly on sexual health, including issues such as sexually transmitted infections, birth control, and establishing boundaries and communicating needs to a partner.

The great thing about these sessions is that the youth are the ones that identify priorities and lead the discussions.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank FOXY and SMASH for taking the lead on these types of workshops in the Deh Cho and the Department of Health and Social Services for funding this type of work. I personally believe this is a good...

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer. Unfortunately, it is internal. It should be a review. It should be an evaluation process. We need to have informed information to make informed decisions. If we are looking at the SEED program to make it more efficient to do that, you need to do an evaluation. So will the Minister work with the department to come up with an evaluation process that will actually look at the program, and not just do it internally but have an evaluation program to it? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So we won't see anything until the summertime. Potentially, if it takes a while for the department to look over it, it could be the fall time. So when will the Minister commit that this report will be tabled in this House? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll ask the questions on that page. Thank you.