Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can the Minister inform us as to what is taken into account when budgets are set up for shelters, such as emergency shelters, transition houses, safe homes? I know there are a number of them across the Territory.
The Inuvik Transition House is a group I have worked with for some time and try to make sure they have enough money to run throughout the year, but every year getting close to Christmas is a time when it is most critical. They are having a hard time keeping their doors open because of the lack of funds. They are very well aware of the other budgets that other transition shelters and safe homes receive, but for some reason the Inuvik one, even before the budgets were transferred to the health boards, there was concern that they would not be adequately treated when it came to the budgets.
If we could get information on how those were initially put together, and maybe a commitment to do some changes and address that adequately? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.