Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is currently, in fact, an evaluation underway of that program, and if we can, we will endeavour to provide the deadline of when to expect that back; if not imminently, then I would commit to providing details as to when we are expected to have that report back. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the Minister for providing that information and for committing to giving us detail on timing. My second question has to do with the A New Day program. Can the Minister give us an idea of current uptake in that program? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In 2019-2020, there were 16 registrations completed and then two individuals who went through the entire curriculum. I would just want to note, Mr. Chair, that, although registrations over the last few years have formally gone down in terms of sheer numbers, the registration process has become somewhat more rigorous. If the Member is comparing year over year, there will be some significant appearance of a drop, but it's not simply a lack of uptake; it may be due to other factors. Similarly, I would note then that, as far as completions, although the ratio of individuals registered to completed is seemingly quite low, there can be individuals who go quite a ways through or who do different parts and simply decide not to complete, who may nevertheless have stilled received quite a benefit from the program. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As a Member of the 18^th Assembly, I spent many hours talking about the A New Day program in this Chamber. I recognize that it was reformatted a while ago to be what it is today and it's difficult to look at a long-term comparison, but how about the 2018-2019 year? How many people registered and how many people finished? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In 2018-2019, there were 39 registrations and eight individuals shown as having completed. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Yes, thank you. Does the Minister have any insight into why there has been a drop-off in both registrations and completions year over year? I realize it's a very small sample, but are there any thoughts to why the program has less uptake than it used to, even a year ago? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I had indicated earlier, I am aware that there has been some change in terms of the registration process and that, whereas before anyone who may have dropped in could have simply written their name down and been noted as having registered, now there is a more rigorous expectation that someone who wishes to take the program does need to formally register themselves. As such, that may account for some of the drop in numbers. I'm certainly hesitant to entirely ascribe that to the drop in numbers, since it is, as the Member has noted, a small sample and a short period of time over which to observe the change; but there is some explanation for that.

As for completions, Mr. Chair, that is more difficult to say. I don't have a specific answer. The numbers have never been high in terms of the completions; indeed, I don't have a ratio, or a calculator in front of me to do it, but the ratio of showing completions to registrations has always been low. For example, looking back at 2016-2017, we had one of the higher numbers of what then were considered registrations at 48, but still only 10 completions, so the formal completion rate has always been fairly low. While I think that is something that the department will have to consider, that is not the entire picture of the benefit that this program is providing to the people who go through it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering what efforts are made to promote this program to the potential client group, or whether the registrations now come through mandated appearances via the courts. Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Mr. Chair, I will commit to looking back with our partner, the John Howard Society, who is delivering the program to confirm exactly what efforts they might be making. I can also confirm for the Member that there is a new group now at the North Slave Correctional Facility that is offering this program, and so, to that extent, it would be offered within the program and be part of the package of available programming for individuals who are completing their sentence at that facility. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Nothing further. Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Any further questions? Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I do have some questions on Integrated Case Management and Victim Services. There are increases in the budget, as the Minister mentioned in her opening statement, and I agree with that. I have heard about the value of these programs, but we need to see the evaluations. I know this is something the Minister keeps promising, but when are we finally going to see the evaluations of these two programs? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sorry, Mr. Chair; I will get that right before the next two hours. Mr. Chair, the evaluation is now complete, and I can at least so far confirm for the Member that it is in my hands, and it's a question now of turning that around through the right processes so that it can be shared properly; I would think, I'm hesitant to say that it will be before the end of the current sitting of the Assembly, but that's at least my target date. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Frame Lake.