Qujannamiik. As I mentioned in my Member's statement earlier, my question is to the Minister responsible for Justice, the Honourable Kelvin Ng. In many small communities, many people have lots of relatives. When there is a need for jury trial in the community, it can be very hard to find people who are not related to an accused in some way. Does the department, through the sheriff's office, decide who gets called for jury duty? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Barnabas.

The Minister of Justice. Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe that jury summonses are chosen at random from the community. Individuals are summoned to court to hear whether or not they would be eligible to sit on a jury. If there are conflicts because of being related, either to the victim or the accused, then those types of issues are brought forward at the initial discussions with jurors to excuse those that may be in those conflict of interest situations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Many people in my area have English as a second language. Are the summonses for jury duty translated into Inuktitut in the eastern Arctic communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not certain whether or not the summonses are translated. I can find out that information and advise the honourable Member. Thank you.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. People can be confused when they get official documents from the court. There is often a need to explain what they are getting, that is, a summons for jury duty rather than something that says they have to be in court themselves. How are the summons for jury duty given to people? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding in a majority of communities right now, that the RCMP act in that capacity to deliver summonses and serve them upon potential jurors. To my recollection, I know in my communities that they try to make sure that, if there is a unilingual individual involved, there is somebody in the household that understands what is being served and explains the process to the prospective individuals that are receiving those summonses. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral questions. Mr. Rabesca.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as you know, it has been some time since we heard about the NWTHC needs survey. My communities and the rest of the communities in the Northwest Territories might be interested in finding out when this survey will be completed and when the figures from the latest survey be used to determine the needs for all the communities. With this in mind, Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation, has this needs survey been completed? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The Minister of the NWT Housing Corporation. Mr. Arlooktoo.

Mr. Speaker, the survey is very near completion and we hope to provide Members of the Assembly with copies of, not only the survey, but of our analysis sometime towards the end of March.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would just like to follow up on some questions that I was attempting to ask yesterday with the Minister of Education before I was cut off by the clock. I asked the Minister, Mr. Dent, a question concerning day cares and subsidies. My question was, when was the last time the child care subsidy had been increased for day cares in the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Mr. Dent.

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, having been the president of the Iqaluit Childcare Association, I am familiar with the subsidies and how it works. Can the Minister update me as to that process with the day care subsidies per child? What is the amount per child for day care?

Mr. Dent.