Thank you, Mr. Chair. So my next comment, question, is, again, related to an item in the business plan, page 83. There's some discussion there on focusing on crime prevention. And this is going to relate back to comments that I have on Justice as well, but I'd like to speak to it here also. I just note the lack of targets under this business plan item. And I do think that this is very closely related with Justice. And I like that they are looking to identify barriers to service, address root causes of crime, certainly focusing on crime prevention through collaborative efforts at early intervention, but I would just note that the lack of targets attached to this goal makes me think that the department still has some work to do in terms of identifying what it is they're trying to accomplish here. So I would appreciate some commentary on this and maybe some -- maybe targets are coming, but yeah, if the Premier or the department could comment on that one. Thanks.

Okay. Thank you, I'll move it over to the Minister of EIA.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I apologize, I was just getting my business plan sent over to me. If the Member could repeat the item he was referencing. Thank you. I apologize.

I'll go to the Member from Frame Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's page 83 of the business plan. The item is focus on crime prevention, identify barriers. I'll just note that there's no targets attached to that business plan item. And, yeah, the comment was, you know, if we don't have targets identified, it's a bit hard to tell kind of what the government is trying to achieve there. So I just wanted the Minister or department to kind of expand upon when they're looking to achieve here. And I would just emphasize that I think this is an important one and is closely tied to some of the goals that Justice has set. Thanks.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister of EIA.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I appreciate the Member's concerns about the lack of target. This document and the mandate were prepared almost simultaneously and so we were including items underneath each of the topics, and they aren't necessarily all fully fleshed out yet. But the idea behind this here is around integrating the services and ensuring that someone who needs access to services is able to get those services when they need them. Often, the root cause of a lot of crime is addictions issues, and so if we can support people in a way that will actually assist them, you know, get them out of that lifestyle or the criminal justice system, then that is what we want to do. So there's no targets here right now. I'm happy to work with the Members to develop some targets. But that's where we're coming from with this. Thanks.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Frame Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah no, I appreciate that. And I would just kind of encourage the department to continue to work towards better defining what it is they're looking to achieve here and would emphasize that, you know, if our focus is going to be on crime prevention, you know, like I said yesterday in my kind of higher level comments, you know, there's a lot to it that does not involve simply policing, work that's done in the jails. Most of it takes place -- the work that really makes a difference takes place long before people enter the criminal justice system. So I'm excited to see this in here but want to see the targets the department is working towards. I hope it's focused and that the targets we're looking for are outcome-oriented. So those are my comments on this page for now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister from EIA.

Thank you. I appreciate those comments. I look forward to the Members on this. Thanks.

Thank you. I'm going to go back to the Member from Frame Lake.

Thank you. That's all my comments at this time, Mr. Chair, on this page.

Thank you. Any other Members? I got the Member from the Sahtu.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is related to page 80 in the business plan here on UNDRIP. I know we inherited the -- or this Assembly inherited the last Assembly's legislation on UNDRIP, which I totally agree. If it's a piece of legislation that is going to improve on the rights of Indigenous people, we do, to some extent, have those recognized rights in the Sahtu and other settlement areas. If there's any adding on powers with the existing powers we have from a modern treaty, I would say there's always room for improvement. So when I look at this, and I think of the legislation passed by the last Assembly, maybe the Premier could give us a little explanation on how this department, with your lead, will have achieved targets. Thank you.

Thank you. I want to go to the Minister of EIA.

Thank you. The UNDRIP Implementation Act that was passed in the last government, as the Member said, we are legislatively required to co-develop an action plan to achieve the goals of UNDRIP with Indigenous governments. And so we are in the process of doing that right now. And that will help guide future investments that will be reflected in future budgets. Thank you.

Thank you. I want to go back to the Member from Sahtu.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's the only question I had at this point in time on that particular page there. Mahsi.

I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but I'm sure I'll be corrected if it's not. I guess you could look at page 72 in the business plan or you could look at page 126 in the main estimates but, again, I talked a little earlier about having the right people in the right place doing the right work. Can the department speak to what it's doing with the regional director position that's been vacant for four years in Inuvik and where that sits now?

CHAIRPERSON Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister of EIA.

Thank you. We do have a plan for that position. It has not been reduced. And we're just holding off pending the approval of this budget. We don't know how things are going to go with the negotiations with Members, whether or not we're going to need to find additional money and where we might need to find that money. So I look forward to staffing that position once we are through this process, if we make it through successfully. Thank you.

CHAIRPERSON Thank you. I'll go back to the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you. No, and I'm certainly happy to hear that, and I'm happy to hear that it hasn't been part of the reductions. Again, I can't stress enough how important that position is for our region and I'm sure as positions in other regions are as well, and just want to reiterate that that -- something I hear on a regular basis, certainly from constituents, and from other government departments and Indigenous governments as well. So I look forward to -- again, this thing has been -- it's been vacant for a while, and it's unfortunate. I'm disappointed it hasn't been filled prior to this point, but I'm happy to hear that the department will be moving forward on that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Is there any other Members? Okay, I'm going to go back to the Member from Yellowknife North.