Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I remember the good old days when we were able to fund more organizations than we can now. Unfortunately, we don't have that type of process in place. And when it comes right down to it, Cabinet can do a lot of different things, and the financial board can do a lot of different things, you know, creating a new initiative, but there is a process to go through that and it's unlikely that we would have one NGO core funded through that type of process. What we want to do is create a policy and have it in place so it's clear and so that the people of the territory know where their money is going. We need to ensure that we are funding organizations that are providing critical services to the Northwest Territories. And the SPCA has done many great things. I was just reading about the evacuations recently, and I know that they did a lot of work during the evacuations and they do many good things for the territory. So this is not a case of us not valuing the SPCA. It's clear the territory does. You can tell by all of the donations that residents provide. It's just a matter of getting a policy in place to ensure that we are focusing our funds where they're needed most. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Question 519-20(1): Funding of the Northwest Territories Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 519-20(1): Funding of the Northwest Territories Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Oral Questions
February 25th, 2025
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