Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, this is not a conversation between myself and the federal government that -- or the federal minister that just started in January. We have, over the course of my time in this role, had the opportunity to be forming that relationship with the federal minister, have had the opportunity to have conversations with the federal minister around the importance of this program and the importance of building -- continuing to build a workforce in the Northwest Territories. And as we continue to make improvements to our own workforce development here in the territory, we still have needs beyond that, as I know the Member knows as well. And so certainly, when it came down to our program being cut, making phone calls to the federal government both from a political level and then also advocating as well from an official's level. Thank you.
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Madam Chair. So is the Minister saying she made a phone call is the result? Or can she explain what wholes response has been provided. I've asked for actions so -- I heard phone call. So what else has been done? Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, as in regards to the federal government specifically, my advocacy and actions have been through letters and through phone calls. Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I'd be happy to provide both the letter that I received from the federal government and the ones that went back. Thank you.
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Just to be clear, she said she would provide the letter she sent and the letter she received back, I assume? Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, as long as there's no issue with confidentiality in regards to the federal letter, then I'm certainly happy to provide it but I would certainly need to respect the federal government as well. Thank you.
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
So just to be clear, again, is the Minister's letter confidential, and was she suggesting she'll provide that to Members? Maybe we'll deal with these one at a time. Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I am more than happy to send the letters that I have sent to the federal government and share those with committee.
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
What partners specifically -- and I'm referring to business partners, that is, in the city of Yellowknife or the territory at large, that she met with to discuss this particular challenge as well as to appreciate the impacts of these changes in plan? Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Certainly, Madam Chair, I hear a lot about this program from my own constituents who I represent, and then in regards to advocacy with stakeholders that we had the opportunity to hear from and the opportunity to work with at the department in relation to this program here, there was the chamber of Yellowknife and the chamber of the Northwest Territories, our Chamber of Commerce Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce, and also CDETNO, and then in addition to that individual business owners as well.
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Madam Chair. What actions or commitments has the Minister provided these organizations with respect to the responses to these changes? Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So, Madam Chair, any outreach that I have received, I have responded to. And then the overall response would be meeting with stakeholders to determine their feedback through consultation, and then the results of that is the program that we announced on February -- last Friday, 21st, February 21st, and that's the program that relaunches this week here. Thank you.