Mr. Chair, we're not contemplating that that will have any effect on access to justice; I understand this is a registry position. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. So I'm sort of back to another question I had asked about how these reductions-- the impacts of these reductions are going to be monitored and tracked in terms of access to justice. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Mr. Chair, the department is always alive to this concern. We certainly don't see that position as having any effect on access to justice. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm just not quite still sure how the department is going to monitor this, but I don't think this is the place to follow it up. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Mr. Chair, only to say that we are aware of this issue and concern. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Minister. Do we have further comments or comments for page 286? Seeing none, I'll call the page. Justice, services to public, operations expenditure summary, total activity, $4,303,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
We have an information item on page 288, work performed on behalf of others. Does Committee have comments or questions on page 288? I'll give Committee a moment. Ms. Green.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my question for the Minister is about the framework for enhancing Victim Services in the NWT. There appears to be no funding in this budget. Could the Minister describe what happened to the funding and whether there is funding available in some other pot to ensure that this victim service program continues?
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I understand that the program came to an end and we weren't in a position at this time to renegotiate this funding. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister please describe what this program did when it was running? Thank you.
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Haener
Thank you, Mr. Chair. We expect the program to continue and to be ongoing. The lack of the amount there on the page is due to the fact that we're kind of in a transition period right now. We had negotiated an agreement with the federal government, it came to an end. We're currently in the process of renegotiating that agreement to obtain similar funding for future years. In terms of what this program covers, it's the victims of crime emergency fund. We had that agreement in place for a five-year period and it obviously was intended to enhance Victim Services here in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, could the Minister confirm that the Victim Services program is still in place but this segment of it isn't? Thank you.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Yes, Mr. Chair, I'm told that it's in the community justice budget. Thank you, Mr. Chair.