Floyd Roland

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, for the record I should also state that the package that was put together on responding to the Framework for Action II on family violence is, as we heard earlier, a question that should go through the business plan. It was initiated through that process. This piece has come through this avenue because of the lateness of our fiscal picture as a result of the federal budget. It will go back into the business plan for the next five years, but what is proposed here, for example, in this funding through the Executive, one is, yes, the development of baseline...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, this was one of the areas, that category, all departments had put in for new initiatives during our original business planning process and with the fiscal information we had at the time, we directed all new initiatives be parked for the time being until we knew what our fiscal situation would be as a result of the federal budget, and this was one of the new initiatives within the Department of Executive. So they did try to initially come through the business plan process, but because of our fiscal situation we had parked all of the new initiatives until...

Thank you, Madam Chair. To my left, I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar who is the director of budget evaluation; to my right is Mr. Charles Tolley who is the manager of budget development. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Member is right; we had looked at the recommendations committee had made in a number of areas and went back to departments with a discussion what was requested. It was felt that there still needed to be some investment in this area for what was required, and we can go to Minister McLeod for the detail to substantiate that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 12, Public Health Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the information we’ve been provided is areas that staff positions have been involved with in preparation for pipeline activities is community profiles have been accomplished or completed for half of the communities in the impact area; identified community issues and concerns for inclusion in the GNWT general submission to the JRP; ongoing liaison with community governments during negotiations of the SEA, including feedback on proposed methods of addressing the issues; assisted community governments in the development of proposals for the delivery of...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Bill 9, Write-off of Debts Act, 2007-2008, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The total number of units is 45. I should add a little more detail. It’s not only about the independent seniors’ caretaker units. There are only seven of those units. When you look at assisted living for seniors and the way the services are provided, it’s level two senior level care provided at the Jimmy Erasmus Centre in Rae-Edzo and support services for the cognitively impaired adults at the Stanley Isaiah Centre in Fort Simpson. So because there is a health attachment to that area, it was felt that it was best not suited to be in public housing but back in the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me try to be a little clearer here. The fact is, we have, as a department, agreed with the needs of the communities. We have put our requests in through the system to try to get additional monies to cover off this area. Hopefully, that need will be met this upcoming season. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It breaks down into a number of categories. For example, assisted living in seniors’ units. The rental subsidy there is about $478,908; independent seniors’ caretaker units, $75,948; and O and M for independent seniors’ units makes up the remainder of $242,760.