Thanks, Mr. Chair. So the Minister is then quite confident that this reduction from $1,250,000 to $600,000, we can still accommodate the needs of our residents based on that sort of reduction in expenditure or revenues coming from the feds and presumably the same on our side? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Yes. And based on past expenditures this is still higher than what we actually spent last year. And if there's more uptake and more clients accessing the program, as a government we could always come back and look for more dollars.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the answer from the Minister. Was there any consultation with the NWT Council for Disabilities in this sort of change in the amount that we would expend under this agreement? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Yes. We are always working with our partners, NWT councils with disabilities but in terms of corresponding, in terms of the reductions, there was no consultation on that part. We looked at program services, when we had to go through the exercise and see where dollars weren't being utilized fully and thought that those would be areas that we can look into when we went through the reductions exercise. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I might contact the council myself, but like my colleague, Mr. Thompson, I wonder whether the issue here is really one of promoting the programs to ensure that there is stronger uptake, but I appreciate the answers from the Minister. That's it for me for now. Thanks.
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The Chair Daniel McNeely
Thanks, Mr. O'Reilly. Any further questions? Moving on, page 51, Education Culture and Employment, active position summary, information item. Any questions? Mr. Thompson?
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
In regards to a notice of reduction in some of the positions, are these part of the reduction plans, or is it stuff that was something that you guys planned on doing before?
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you. With some of the positions, they were in the reductions exercise that we went through. Some of the positions were also sunsets for certain programs. When we look at the position reductions, they are always difficult. We looked at options and wanted to make sure that when we did the reductions, that any work that was still left could be distributed among the remaining staff. Thank you.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is a North Slave and a Tlicho. Can the Minister explain the difference in these two areas? Thank you.
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Yep, the North Slave is here in Yellowknife, and Tlicho is in the Tlicho communities. Also, some of the other communities up here in the North Slave region. So we do have an office here, and then Tlicho also have their TSCA and they take care of their communities.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
The North Slave, what does that consist of? What communities? When he's talking about this for the North Slave, what communities are being served? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I notice that there was the reduction in the Dehcho by one position. Could the Minister explain what position was this? Was it sunsetted or was it part of the reduction process? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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