Thank you, Madam Chair. I would argue that we well know that increasing money into community pots of funding that work with mental wellness and health and just generally wellness, including nutrition, is always going to be good money invested. Just because a pot of money has not been spent doesn't mean that the need does not exist, and I think that when we talk to any of the NGOs and small community organizations, they often speak about the red tape and the hurdles that they have to jump through, the hoops, the reporting. They're not going to go to all this extra work just to get $10,000. So given that I don't necessarily agree then that the reason is that this money is not needed. So what is the department doing to streamline and make more efficient the process for getting this money that's not been spent into the hands of community governments? I can guarantee you if you go to any community government, they're not going to say no to an extra $25,000 from the department of health for on-the-land funding. So saying that it's not needed I think is disingenuous. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Katrina Nokleby on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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