Okay, thank you. Okay, thank you. Yes, it's mostly housing that they're being garnished. And even that office is not telling my constituents how much they still owe. And this is where they are left in the dark, that, you know, they want to know because it has an impact on them financially. You know, they want to move forward; they want to do things but, you know, nobody's telling them nothing. But it all comes down to the -- it comes from here, from the rental office, so I just wanted to know whose responsibility it is to let these people know. So now that you're saying, you know, NWTHC.

That's not for this department. I think that's housing corporation. They don't deal with arrears or anything like that. It's the rental office. Like, it's the operations of the rental office under Justice but it's not -- I'll give it to the Minister to explain.

Thank you. So, yes, that is not something I can comment on. That is not something in the purview of the rental office. If someone owes money to Housing NWT and they go through the courts to get their wages garnished, that does not involve the rental office so I can't answer these questions. It would be better posed to the Minister of housing. Thank you.

Okay, thank you. Member for Monfwi.

Okay, sorry about that. Yes, thank you for the information. You know, like -- I mean, I'm -- it's good to know that so I can pass on the information and then hopefully the Minister of housing is hearing this and will let my constituents know how much they still owe, you know, like, so they can move on with their life.

Another one too is that -- I don't know if somebody asked this already. Coroner office. There's an increase, and I just wanted to ask how many coroners do we have in the Northwest Territories?

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Thank you. So we have the chief coroner. We have a deputy coroner. And then we have 18 regional coroners. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Monfwi.

No, I just wanted to ask about that because I know we do have one in Behchoko, and it's good that there's 18 but it's such a huge increase. So there must be a lot of activities that's happening and it's -- I mean, it's a high need, you know, to have that much -- it's a huge budget increase. So I just wanted to ask about that. So thank you.

All right. Minister of Justice.

Thank you. So that increase is due to bringing the coroners into the public service. Previously coroners were contracted. And so that increase is due to the cost associated with that. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Any further questions, Member for Monfwi?

No, that's good. I just wanted to know. Thank you.

All right. So if there are no further questions to the services to the public, please turn to page 322. Justice, service to the public, operations expenditure summary, Main Estimates 2023-2024, $5,859,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. There are additional information items from page 324 to 326. Any questions? Thank you, Members.

Please return now to the departmental summary found on page 293 with the revenue summary information on page 294. Any questions? No further questions.

Committee, I will now call the departmental summary. Justice, operations expenditures, total department, 2023-2024 Main Estimates, $145,613,000. Member for Frame Lake.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion?

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining? The motion is carried. Consideration of Department of Justice, 2023-2024 Main Estimates, operating expenditures, total department, is deferred.

Thank you, Minister, and thank you to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Mr. O'Reilly, what is the wish of committee?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.

There's a motion on the floor and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

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I will now rise and report progress.

May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 813-19(2) and would like to report progress, with one motion adopted. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.