Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Can the Minister provide to this House and make publicly available the entire set of inspection reports for registered daycare facilities in the Northwest Territories, beginning in the 2010-2011 fiscal year up to and including the 2014-2015 fiscal year?

Thank you. Continuing on questions on page 61, I have Mr. Bromley.

My question is to what significant improvements were there. We still didn’t hear what they were. Can the Minister clearly assure the public, does the department have corrective actions and plans for daycare facilities which were found to have blocked fire exits, uncovered electrical outlets and chemicals within reach of small children? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

HON. JACKSON LAFFERTY: All these inspections are completed, and if there were any deficiencies found during the inspections, they were followed through with by regional early childhood consultants who are in regular contact with the...

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Committee, we’re on page 61, corporate management, operations expenditure summary. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I described the revealing back-story that gave rise to a recent CBC request for daycare inspection reports. Instead of seizing the opportunity to demonstrate compliance with the law, the department put a hefty price tag on that information that is freely and publicly available in many other jurisdictions. My questions today are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

In 2010, in response to the Auditor General’s criticism on daycare inspections, the department said it was short on staff. Can the Minister indicate what has the department done to...

Thank you, Mr. Lovely. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia, information about daycare inspections is posted online. Parents and the broader public in those jurisdictions can freely scrutinize whether a daycare facility is in good standing with government regulations.

CBC recently filed an access to information request for five years’ worth of child care inspection reports in the Northwest Territories. The Department of Education, Culture and Employment put a $3,000 price tag on retrieving these records. When CBC modified the request, asking for only records since 2012, the cost was...

Thank you, committee. Page 61, corporate management. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Lafferty.