Okay, thank you. I will go to the Member from Great Slave.
Debates of Feb. 13th, 2026
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Kate Reid Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Legal division has a not insignificant decrease from last year's mains to this year's mains. Can the Minister please provide substantiation as to why? Thank you.
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Jay MacDonald Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's a reduction of one lawyer position. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kate Reid Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Was that lawyer position vacant or hard to hire? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Charlene Doolittle
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That was a lawyer supporting the approach to unauthorized and rights-based occupancy, and it sunset. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kate Reid Great Slave
Thank you. I will note that there is an increase in a little over $300,000 in corporate services. Can the Minister provide substantiation for that, please?
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Jay MacDonald Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, that's for TSC chargebacks. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair Richard Edjericon
Thank you. Is there any further questions? Members from Yellowknife North.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wanted to ask about timing for the review of the Residential Tenancies Act from the legislation division.
So in the business plan update, it says that this review has been delayed given other urgent priorities but that the review is supposed to be complete in early 2026. So I am not clear there. Given the fact that the legislation that we're hoping will come forward in a few months, the SCAN act, the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, is sort of built so closely on the Residential Tenancies Act, I think this review is absolutely critical.
Can the Minister tell us when -- well, I guess first whether the review has been started and when it should be complete. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Jay MacDonald Thebacha
Thank you Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we are currently working on a report that will outline the results of the review, and we hope to have that by the end of the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Thank you Mr. Chair. And so was there a public consultation process that went into the review of the Residential Tenancies Act or a consultation with specific stakeholder groups? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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