Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Minister Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Minister Lee.

There has been a request to go back to page 8-25. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Did the Minister have a comment there?

Thank you, Sergeant. I’d like to ask the Minister to please introduce your witnesses.

I am very happy that this review is going forward. I think it is great that the department has had the initiative to do this. Again, I think this is probably a given that the Standing Committee on Social Programs would appreciate the opportunity to have input on the terms of reference for those sorts of reviews because I can say as an MLA for Weledeh, that I have had many issues and concerns from my constituents over the years in this area and have developed some concerns and an awareness of the sorts of things that are happening out there. I am very happy to see this review going ahead and I...

Thank you, Minister. Next on my list I have Mr. Ramsay.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order and we’re working on the Department of Health and Social Services. I’d like to ask the Minister if you will be having witnesses today. Minister.

I am sure the Minister sees the dilemma that I am trying to sort out here that here we are putting a program together but not providing any dollars for it, even for its implementation. So you know we are preparing a plan that we could have to wait another year to implement, that is what I am wondering. I know the Minister has also mentioned in terms of the five community child and family services committees they were hoping to establish has been trying to get that going and sampling the water out there, working with communities. I am wondering if the community of Dettah or Yellowknife have...

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Ms. Lee.