Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane
Range Lake

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Absolutely. If I can get all the Indigenous groups to say that they would have the working group established before summer 2020, which is just a few months, I would be all over that. I don't think that we're going to.

This is about asking the Indigenous governments what they see UNDRIP should be. It should not be about the GNWT saying what UNDRIP will be. If you look at the UNDRIP philosophy or whatever it is, one of the key things, it says, "Ask the Indigenous people." It doesn't say that MLAs should sit around and do this. It is about talking to the Indigenous people...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Cabinet decisions are confidential. We won't be reporting on Cabinet decisions. That is something that has remained in Cabinet. However, we are doing the yearly reporting on our climate change action. You will see some of that information in there. You can also challenge us on the floor. You can ask us. Every department, even when I was housing, the whole move was moving into getting more energy efficient. I think our energy rating was 80, if I remember right, and it was getting better, triple-pane windows and solar panels. So that's already happening. It's just a...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

There are homeownership opportunities in Yellowknife, our large capital. The homeless assistance program, I can't remember the acronym for it, does help people try to get into their own homes. I'm trying to think if it was income support; I've had too many portfolios, now. Housing does the housing supplement; the rent supplement program is with housing. So the rent supplement program is with the Housing Corporation.

I was in social work for over 20 years and working in Yellowknife with homeless people, and I never even knew about the program, so I think that what we've done wrong, and, again...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I was a little bit confused on what timeline. It is actually this winter. We are already starting to get the departments to do the review. I am not sure if that was the answer to your question or if there was more you wanted. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Yes, I will extend the recommendation to read it, or the direction to read it, to our senior managers, as well, at the deputy-minister level, and then they can decide from there.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Every single MLA in this building has certain strengths, and one of the strengths that I will say about the MLA is he catches things. That is actually wrong; that should say "joint committee." Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I thought that's what I said, but I'll let Martin Goldney expand on that for me. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

Thank you, Madam Chair. We will have to look into it, but I do believe that public-housing units are on their own property, so the land tenure wouldn't be an issue. It would go with them. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

You can call me Madam Chair.

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Thank you, Madam Chair. Absolutely, and, as to training, as well, training is only as good as the people who receive the training, so it shouldn't be something that is done one time and just left. It should be something that is ongoing. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)

At this point, we haven't actually thought about putting a single-service window in Yellowknife. I have no problem asking Service Canada if they would consider keeping some of our brochures. I am not sure if I would want to go to the point of asking them to keep all of our application forms, the information, all of the different aspects of every department because, even though people in Yellowknife or in the major centres may not have access to internet or telephone, there is access to government buildings here that they don't have in the smaller communities. My priority will be on the small...