Question 424-14(6): Proposal For Tl'oondih Healing Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I may also speak to the subject of the schedule we spoke of during our discussions, I am not sure whether we can meet the exact dates, but we will pursue this with due diligence. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 424-14(6): Proposal For Tl'oondih Healing Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand there was a proposal submitted from the community. We are in the process of evaluating the cost of that proposal and I am sure that I can direct our senior officials to work closely with the community to try to resolve any outstanding issues

Question 424-14(6): Proposal For Tl'oondih Healing Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the question of continuing discussions, yes, our department has been working with the community. To what degree over the last several months is uncertain at this time. I believe we are still pursuing the intent of that proposal which is to facilitate s

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take the opportunity this morning to recognize Tom Williams, my former executive assistant who now plays a major role in the Gwich'in Tribal Council. Welcome. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ---Applause

Minister's Statement 113-14(6): Departmental Achievements  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to talk today about some of the achievements of the Department of Justice during the 14th Legislative Assembly. The department had many significant legislative achievements during the 14th Assembly, including the Human Rights Act and National Aboriginal

Question 420-14(6): Sale Of Property Proceeds To The Homeless Coalition  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I did send a letter to the proponent and assured him that our commitment will be fulfilled to that obligation and I can assure the Member that I did send out a letter under my signature indicating that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 420-14(6): Sale Of Property Proceeds To The Homeless Coalition  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I can just make a correction to that. It's the Minister responsible for the homeless that's the proponent to this letter and I want to assure the Member that, yes, we are continuing to work with the various advocacy groups and also the coalition to spee

Question 419-14(6): Meeting With Federal Justice Minister Cochon  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We had our officials attend the federal/provincial/territorial First Ministers meetings in Quebec and I haven't received the results back as to what the content of the discussions were. I'll ensure that as soon as I receive them that I'll share them with t

Question 419-14(6): Meeting With Federal Justice Minister Cochon  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In reference to my meeting with the Justice Minister, no, we did not discuss specific dollar amounts. It was a matter of making the Minister aware that we required additional federal funding to support legal aid in the Northwest Territories. As customary w

Question 419-14(6): Meeting With Federal Justice Minister Cochon  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not have the specific details. We do have a representative from the department on the Legal Services Board of the NWT and through their administration they will factor in a budget; also, additional financial requirements on an annual basis. From that

Question 419-14(6): Meeting With Federal Justice Minister Cochon  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I wanted to report that it was a very productive meeting and very cordial, as well. We discussed, as I expressed to many colleagues across the Northwest Territories, to convey the importance of the firearms legislation in the context of prosecution. W

Question 417-14(6): NWT Housing Corporation Policies On Rental Arrears  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we understand very clearly that arrears are a contentious issue in all communities. We recognize that throughout our visitation to the communities. We will go on a case-by-case basis work with those individuals who want to move into home ownership

Question 417-14(6): NWT Housing Corporation Policies On Rental Arrears  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly under the social housing agreement we'll have to look at that very closely, as well. We need to look at the income levels as well as how it factors into the overall policy initiative, and I will certainly do that. Thank you.

Question 417-14(6): NWT Housing Corporation Policies On Rental Arrears  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I confirmed a little earlier, it's work in progress. We will continue to pursue that in terms of policy change or in addition to the policy. We will review that very clearly, and certainly we need to look at statistical data to confirm that and I wil

Question 417-14(6): NWT Housing Corporation Policies On Rental Arrears  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I replied yesterday to a similar question, I stated that we would look for new efficiencies in the service delivery of our programs. Obviously we want to implement some new progressive changes in the way we do address through the affordable housing st