Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I'm hearing from operators, and from Members on the floor of this House, is that they're looking to pay their staff more, and they're in a situation where they are provided a certain amount from Education, Culture and Employment in order to do that, and Education, Culture and Employment can only cover a certain amount of that based on our budgets. What I can say is the bulk of increases to the early learning and childcare budgets for the Department of education have been from this program and even right across the department, Mr. Speaker. And so we, for our current funding, are certainly tapped out. The Members did negotiate an additional $3.5 million in our previous budget negotiations, which was a huge help. But what we are continuing to hear is that that is not enough. We know that across the country that jurisdictions are having to put more and more money into this program. Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Question 504-20(1): Northwest Territories Early Learning and Childcare Agreement
In the Legislative Assembly on February 12th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 504-20(1): Northwest Territories Early Learning and Childcare Agreement
Oral Questions
February 12th, 2025
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