Thanks for the confirmation. Maybe after the next question the Minister can tell me
where it is coming from so I won’t ask the question again.
I wanted to mention that Yellowknife MLAs met with the SideDoor executive director a little while ago. They are specifically struggling to meet the financial requirements for an overnight program. The program itself is to provide for youth aged 16 to 19 who kind of slip through the cracks of social service coverage and are a particularly difficult group to find accommodations for. This is an overnight program for them to go to SideDoor if they feel that need and stay overnight from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. if they have to. They are struggling to fund this particular overnight program and are very happy to be receiving the $100,000 that is scheduled to be put into the budget for them, but their budget actually is about $200,000. When MLAs met with this particular group, we did suggest that they go to aboriginal groups within the city to try and see whether or not they could get some extra funding there. Of course, they are meeting with us to try and get more funding.
It is certainly our intent to try and have the group find as much funding outside of GNWT funding as possible. With that said, though, I know that the group is really having difficulty accessing funds. I would like to know from the Minister whether or not there is any possibility that even an extra $20,000 could be found in next year’s budget somewhere that would assist this particular organization with their program. It is an extremely valuable program. Again, it is servicing kids who are most at risk. If I could ask the Minister that question, that would be great. Thank you.