Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the other question I have for the Minister is on the youth. The youth I want to talk about are the ones who are caught between probably the Department of Education's department and probably Health and Social Services department in terms of the gap there. Some of the youth that leave home at the age of 18, 17, not living with their parents and sometimes they get turned away from social services because they don't fit the required eligibility for income support and some of them are living on their own. So it seems to be somewhat a problem between these youth falling between the cracks. I want to ask the Minister, is he working very closely with the Department of Health and Social Services to bridge this gap? Because some of the youth do not want to stay home with their parents and be more independent and live alone. Some are actually going to school and they're either in Yellowknife or other larger centres or back in the smaller communities. So what is his department doing in terms of working with the Department of Health and Social Services in terms of bridging the gap? Sometimes it's a real communication problem for our youth. One department was telling the other department. So there's a miscommunication somewhere that the youth get frustrated and call us to look at things for them. There was an individual in Fort Good Hope who was caught between the cracks in terms of this issue here. I want to ask the Minister what types of programs, what type of communication, more what type of communication he has with the Department of Health and Social Services to bridge this gap. 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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