I want to thank the Minister for that compassionate response. It's great to point to the federal government and try to get compassion from them. I'm talking to the Minister on the floor here; he needs to demonstrate and lead with some compassion from our government. This perverse practice of deducting garnishees from tax refunds from Income Assistance is going to lead to excessive hardships for many NWT residents who received CERB payments. Can the Minister tell us whether this situation is being tracked and what percentage of total Income Assistance recipients are suffering from this deduction of garnishees from their monthly payments?
Kevin O'Reilly on Question 680-19(2): Income Assistance and Tax Refunds
In the Legislative Assembly on March 29th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 680-19(2): Income Assistance and Tax Refunds
Oral Questions
March 29th, 2021
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