Mr. Chair, effectively, it's closed now. I don't think there's any staff there. As I mentioned, the lawyer has moved, as I understand it, to take a position in a clinic in Yellowknife, and the staff person has found other employment. So it's effectively closed now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I appreciate that people can obtain services on the phone, but I'm wondering if there are any plans to travel, for the legal aid lawyers to travel, to Inuvik to provide services, not just in connection with the court circuit but services of other kinds and at other times. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Sebert.

Mr. Chair, of course the lawyers who are going up there, providing criminal law assistance, will generally travel there either the day before or the day of court. And also, too, we've enhanced, over the last few years, the outreach services. The lawyer that provides that service will often go up, well, does go up to communities. Individuals up there, in Inuvik and that area, will be able to avail themselves of that service. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you Minister Sebert. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And then there's the question of the family law. How will that be provided, and can it be provided in person? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Sebert.

Mr. Chair, of course, since there was only one lawyer practising, either in a clinic or privately up there, there was just the one lawyer, it was always necessary to, in family law cases, to have a lawyer representing the other side to be from Yellowknife, so, now that that lawyer has moved to Yellowknife, people will have to avail themselves of the service by telephone, at least initially. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the services will be available by phone. Are there any additional resources in the Yellowknife-based clinics to deal with the extra demand for services from the Beaufort Delta? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, we're not really anticipating any changes, in the sense of overall demand increasing, because the number of lawyers providing assistance in family law cases will not be reduced. In any case, as I mentioned earlier, it was always necessary for the "other side," if I can put it that way, one of the two sides in matrimonial disputes, to obtain legal help, either through the clinic or from lawyers in Yellowknife. I don't think that, as far as getting hold of a lawyer, there should be any increased difficulty with this change we're contemplating. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering if the Minister could commit to tracking calls from Inuvik through the remainder of this fiscal year so that he can determine exactly what the demand is and whether the wait times people face are reasonable. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Sebert.

Yes, Mr. Chair, we could of course do that. They already do track files by location. I happened to notice amongst the statistical information provided to me that there was a 30 per cent decline in overall case load handled from Inuvik in fiscal year 2014-15 to 2015-16, so, obviously, the source of files can be tracked. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So is that information that the Minister can share with my colleagues on the Standing Committee on Social Development? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Sebert.

Mr. Chair, I think we could, obviously, provide statistical information. Obviously, we can't provide the names of clients, of course. Statistical information should be easily obtained and could be provided. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Sebert. Any further questions, Ms. Green?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Statistical information will be satisfactory. I'm concerned about this change, while noticing that there's been a decline in use, just with reference to our mandate, which says that we will make justice accessible to the residents of the NWT. So I feel like we need to make good on that, and tracking how much demand for services there is an important of part of that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Sebert.