Thanks to the Minister for the information. I guess I would suggest that, yes, Yellowknife is a larger community, but city council already has a Social Issues Committee. Yellowknife City Council already has a social plan that they rolled out a couple of years ago and I think the Minister only needs to look at the example of the Yellowknife Homelessness Coalition which has gathered together all organizations and all people who are interested in dealing with homelessness in our city. So I would urge the city not to look at this as a difficult task, but to look at it as a slightly larger task than for a community of 100 people, but Yellowknife needs to have a wellness strategy as much as any other community. Fifty percent of the population live in this community, so when you get the request from Yellowknife, as I’m sure you will, please don’t look at it as putting it to the bottom of the pile because it’s going to be a tough thing to do. Thank you.
Wendy Bisaro on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 7th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 6th, 2012
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