Mr. Speaker, the fund that the Member is referring to is actually money for the community wellness for the Northwest Territories targeted specifically for Aboriginal people and communities. We are a funnel for those dollars and we work with the communities to flow those dollars on behalf of the federal government directly to those communities. In Yellowknife, it was agreed that, given that Yellowknife in itself with the community is not an Aboriginal-run community, the dollars for Yellowknife actually flow through the Yellowknife's Dene here in Yellowknife. They get the component that would address all the other Aboriginal people who happen to be living in Yellowknife. So they're proportion, compared to the Yellowknife's proportion, is quite a bit larger in Yellowknife. I have encouraged the mayor and others to have a conversation with the Yellowknife Dene to see if there's any opportunity for partnership so that they can build upon those funds to benefit the Aboriginal people who happen to live in Yellowknife.
Glen Abernethy on Question 364-18(2): Federal Funding For Health Services And Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on October 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 364-18(2): Federal Funding For Health Services And Programs
Oral Questions
October 18th, 2016
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