Thank you. The Minister is correct; I have seen the regional caseworker going into our community. Again, it goes back to the number of caseloads in our community. However, I want to say that for services in our communities, sometimes I know the difficulty is to pay the price of doing business there, and I know what he's saying. Damned if you do and damned if you don't in terms of this situation here. However, when the worker is no longer in our community, then we have to make these long distance calls and I don't know if you're going to see very many elders making these long distance calls to a 1-800 number, or a toll-free number, so we need to have a presence in the community. I really understand him in trying to figure out what we can do to keep a presence of the income support workers, even on a part-time basis. I really have a tough time in terms of...I think it will help the other worker, especially now with the housing program coming over to the Department of Education and Culture. So I'd like to work with the Minister on this here. I want to ask if he has given any thought to keep the presence of a worker in our small communities. Thank you.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 15th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 14th, 2006
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