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Won his last election, in 2023, with 55% of the vote.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that, and you know that goes back to the many resources of expended reconfiguring that building and we still have some -- we always seem to be correcting deficiencies. I wonder if the Minister recalls the time when he was a scrappy young lawyer starting his practice in the Northwest Territories. For young practitioners who are coming up to start in perhaps the private bar, availing themselves to free resources certainly is a benefit to their practices. Is that a concern for the department at all? Perhaps the Minister could reflect on the start of his career? Thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So we're cutting the library to save costs, but this new resource centre's going to cost money as well. Is there any idea of how much this resource centre is going to cost in terms of online subscriptions, in terms of computer hardware, and other equipment that'll be needed for it? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that a reduction exercise was the direction of this Government and that the department is working with that challenge. I'll take the Minister on his word that there's less value in maintaining something this expensive. I'm interested about the new Legal Resource Centre. I heard the word "kiosk" earlier. The other day I asked would this be a, you know, room in the basement. What are we talking about with this resource centre? I really hope the department can provide further details with the staff here. Perhaps they can give us a sense of what this resource centre is going to look like. I'm fine with rolling out a new program that's more efficient and less costly, but let's make sure it's substantial and not slapped together. Thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that it is a very costly project that doesn't have the same benefits of, say, a hospital or a road so being fiscally prudent on capital certainly. We're standing alone, I think, for the wrong reasons in some areas. I know the department sent a letter to the law society informing them of the change. Were other governments consulted in their library usage statistics because I wonder if we are alone in this decline? My sense would be that other jurisdictions, if the Minister is correct that major law firms are shutting their legal libraries down, perhaps it is true that other government-funded libraries have low usage, but are maintained for completely different reasons and that's a service to the public. Were other governments consulted on their law libraries? Thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have questions about the law library. I note that my colleagues commented on the fact that we'll be the only jurisdiction in Canada without this resource. We're also the only jurisdiction in Canada without a standalone courthouse that we own ourselves. These are both financial issues. The library being a recent one, but the courthouse being a longstanding one. I'm just wondering how does the Minister feel about that, about being Minister of Justice without a courthouse, and now without a law library, and a standalone in Canada. Thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you. I certainly appreciate the Department of Justice being responsive to the concerns of committee. Nothing further, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Why? Why is it in two different program areas, if it's one program? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm just a little confused to see wilderness programming under Corrections as a contribution. I just asked a question about contract services under Community Justice and Policing and was told that that increase was wilderness camp funding. So if the Minister could just clarify? Thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 17th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Under contract services, there is an increase this year. Could the Minister provide some detail on the additional expense and what we are contracting? Thank you.