Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The reason I don't answer every question is because otherwise I wouldn't need to have so many Ministers, Mr. Speaker. But in seriousness, Mr. Speaker, this is a huge issue for the residents of the NWT. It's always been really expensive to live here and with what's going on post-COVID, I mean it's even more so. I have given direction to all Ministers to look within their programs and see what they can do. I didn't give specific direction that said "freeze increases." What my direction was is to look and to see if there's anything that they can do within their departments to help people with inflation. And, Mr. Speaker, I do have to clarify one of my directions, because I do believe that low income people are suffering -- will be suffering from inflation the hardest, so I did say specifically around people that are lower income. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Caroline Cochrane on Question 1225-19(2): Addressing Rising Costs of Living
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 2022. See this statement in context.
Question 1225-19(2): Addressing Rising Costs of Living
Oral Questions
October 25th, 2022
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