David Krutko
Statements in Debates
Director of finance, Mr. Devitt.
Mr. Chairman, also, hopefully the Minister can look at finding ways through technology such as taking courses on-line, also getting tutors in the schools. We have adult education programs in our communities. Tsiigehtchic is getting a new facility being built right now. Hopefully it will be operational pretty quickly. Again, it is right next to the schools. I think if you can facilitate the Adult Education Program with the high school students, keep them in the communities, maybe consider on-line courses, there are ways you can get around this problem.
It is a stressful situation that I go...
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are to the Minister of Justice in regard to my Member’s statement in regards to policing services in the community of Tsiigehtchic. As we all know, there are some 10 communities in the Northwest Territories that don’t have policing services and yet there was a commitment made by this government and also the 16th Assembly to improve policing in the communities and improve on safety of our communities in the Northwest Territories. I would like to ask the Minister of Justice exactly what are we doing to implement that decision and direction that was given by...
Minister of Education, Mr. Lafferty.
Mr. Daniels.
Okay, we’re on page 10-10, Education, Culture and Employment, active position summary, information item. Agreed?
Mr. Daniels.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister of Justice for his statement in regard to the hundredth anniversary.
Again, Mr. Speaker, I am standing here talking about an issue close to the heart of people in Tsiigehtchic especially, policing services or the lack of policing services in our small communities. Mr. Speaker, we have some 10 communities in the Northwest Territories that don’t have policing services year round, but yet require assistance of police detachments to provide additional services.
Mr. Speaker, the lack of RCMP presence in Tsiigehtchic is not only a stress on...
Mr. Lafferty.
Mr. Daniels.