Question 185-16(2) Mental Health Counselling Services In Lutselk’e  Mr. Speaker, will the Minister commit to working with myself and the community, specifically the Lutselk’e Indian Band, to explore options for actively engaging the community for delivery of effective community-based counselling services in Lutselk’e?

Question 189-16(2) Cultural Awareness Training For Front-Line Workers  Mr. Speaker, a question to the Minister of Human Resources. Today I spoke about counselling services in Lutselk’e and made reference to the front-line staff. With Lutselk’e having over 95 per cent — and Fort Resolution having over 90 per cent — of its population aborigina

Question 189-16(2) Cultural Awareness Training For Front-Line Workers  Mr. Speaker, would the Minister commit to reviewing the situation to ensure that front-line staff such as Health and Social Services workers are properly trained and culturally sensitive to their respective working environments?

Question 189-16(2) Cultural Awareness Training For Front-Line Workers  Mr. Speaker, can the Minister confirm whether the boards and agencies for which Human Resources is responsible for providing service get the same response and attention as the regular departments do?

Question 189-16(2) Cultural Awareness Training For Front-Line Workers  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Actually, I shifted gears just slightly there. My question was more about the service being provided to boards and agencies from the Department of Human Resources, just strictly on hiring versus the services provided to the departments. I just wanted to kn

Question 13-16(2) Tu Nedhe Residents Suffering From Diabetes  I have a written question for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Can the Minister of Health and Social Services provide me with information on the number of people in Fort Resolution and Lutselk’e who suffer from diabetes?

Bill 8 Appropriation Act, 2008–2009  Mr. Speaker, I’m not sure if this budget is worse for anybody else in the House than it is for the Tu Nedhe residents. Nothing was really taken away from the Tu Nedhe residents, because there is nothing really there to take. The budget didn’t provide anything additional. So I,

Mental Health Counselling Services In Lutselk’e  Mahsi. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to talk about the concern for residents in Lutselk’e and the lack of culturally sensitive professional counselling services. Currently there are no professional counselling services readily accessible in the community, and there haven’t be

Mental Health Counselling Services In Lutselk’e  Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement. Unanimous consent granted.

Mental Health Counselling Services In Lutselk’e  Recently a constituent told me that there are many other young people in the community that are in desperate need of proper counselling. This is a very serious concern for the community of Lutselk’e. I can understand the challenges our government is facing, working in these times

Question 163-16(2) Availability Of Affordable Housing For Teachers  Mr. Speaker, earlier in my Member’s statement I spoke of the serious issue of lack of housing for teachers, and I’d like to ask the Minister of ECE some questions. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister advise me if the department has any strategy for providing teachers’ housing in smal

Question 163-16(2) Availability Of Affordable Housing For Teachers  Can the Minister advise the House if there is any dialogue that’s tied to developers as far as providing private market housing in non-market communities?

Question 163-16(2) Availability Of Affordable Housing For Teachers  Can the Minister advise the House of anything specific that he can mention in the House about what type of work has occurred between ECE and the Housing Corporation in this area?

Question 163-16(2) Availability Of Affordable Housing For Teachers  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister commit to a continued dialogue with the DEAs on housing teachers and report back to the House within six months so that we can get an update on any progress on housing for teachers?

Question 12-16(2) Tu Nedhe Residents Suffering From Respiratory Illnesses  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This written question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Can the Minister of Health and Social Services provide me with statistics on the number of people in Tu Nedhe, specifically Fort Resolution and Lutselk’e, who are suffering from a