Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the past three years V-Day North has been working in Yellowknife to run fundraisers for and increase awareness about the issue of violence against women in the Northwest Territories and around the world.

V-Day North is a grassroots movement and over the past two campaigns they’ve raised over $25,000, 90 percent of which has stayed here in the Northwest Territories in the form of donations to the Alison McAteer House and the Centre for Northern Families. For that I applaud them.

The Alison McAteer House and the Centre for Northern Families are organizations that offer...

Thanks to the Minister for that. Is this program, the Domestic Violence Treatment Option, starting off as a pilot or is it a fully established program? The Minister did say that it’s going to be rolled out here in Yellowknife. Violence doesn’t just occur in Yellowknife. Can we expect to see this program rolled out into other communities throughout the Northwest Territories so that we can get some people who are committing these violent acts the treatment and the support they need to break this cycle of violence? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are to the Minister responsible for the Department of Justice and are a follow-up on my Member’s statement.

I talked about V-Day North today, where a local organization over the last two years has raised $25,000 to help increase awareness on violence against women and also to help break the cycles of violence in the Northwest Territories. Clearly, prevention and treatment are critical to helping break the cycle of violence. To that end, V-Day North has actually asked me to ask the Minister of Justice today: what is the Department of Justice doing to...

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Next on my list is Mr. Yakeleya.

Question has been called.

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Are there any more comments on Committee Report 7-16(5)? Is committee agreed that we have concluded consideration of Committee Report 7-16(5)?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. To the motion. Minister McLeod.

I would like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Prior to going on break we had agreed to review Committee Report 7-16(5), which is a report on Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Dog Act. Once we are done that review, then we will move along to Bill 16, which is the Act to Amend the Dog Act. The first thing we will do is Committee Report 7-16(5). Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You’re committee has been considering Committee Report 17-16(5), Report on Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Dog Act; and Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Dog Act, and would like to report progress with five motions being adopted and that Committee Report 17-16(5) is concluded and that Bill 16 is ready for third reading. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. A motion is on the floor. The motion is being distributed. To the motion. Mr. Ramsay.