Bob Bromley

Thanks to the Minister for that response. Just in terms of the variety of items that account for the 10 percent increase, I assume there’s the usual forced-growth stuff here, I know a good number of people, and utilities, et cetera. Are some of those expenses related to the new conditions of the 20-year agreement?

I’m sure that the Minister is aware of the issue. What would his proposal be?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to ask a little about the 15 percent increase I see here in compensation and benefits. I know the Minister mentioned that devolution is playing or having or creating a demand, for sure. I’m wondering if that is what this increase is. Yes, we’ll start with that. I believe there are five positions, which probably accounts for the 15 percent increase, but if we could hear a little bit about it and how that will be ongoing as to opposed to a one-time thing. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess I want to mention both the integrated case management work, which I assume is in this division, and the wellness court, which I also assume is in this division. I know these are new initiatives and I’m wondering if I’m correct that the dollars that the Minister announced are listed on this page somewhere, the $807,000, I believe it was, for integrated case management, $300,000 for wellness court. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. A quick question here. I guess we’re up again 10 percent, perhaps a little over in the fees and payments, contract services, of course, which is essentially the sole item here. What additional services are we getting for this substantial increase?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wondered: from time to time we have a coroner’s office report when there has been an incident that requires particular investigation into the cause of death. I am wondering what the role of the department is in seeing that there is an official response to the coroner’s office and if they also have a role in working towards ensuring that the government follows up on those recommendations. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In terms of relief positions, there doesn’t seem to be a protocol for reporting those and I don’t even know if they’re part-time positions or seasonal. If we have seasonal, they’re not here.

Is there any way of bringing transparency in reporting? Is that something the Minister could look into and report back to the House at some point to see what would be an appropriate way to bring some transparency to that?

I realize the dollars are in the budget, so I think the transparency is there, we ask the appropriate questions, but it might be useful just to make it transparent...

I don’t have any other questions, I am sure the Minister is on top of what the issues are and will be trying to address them, and if there is anything committee should be aware of, then he will let us know and we can help out too. Thank you.

I move that the Government of the Northwest Territories develop a policy to ensure that non-governmental organizations providing essential government services receive annual increases for inflation and forced growth. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, I am no professional, but my understanding is that the people with FASD do take a different type of care and work in rehab, so that is why I am posing the question and considering that it might be important.

It’s my understanding that it is possible, at least under addictions, to have a diagnostic methodology for adult people with the FASD. Now, that may be too expensive and whatnot, but I would say this is potentially an issue and I would appreciate some information to show that the department has looked into it quite a bit and made some decisions here, and how the...