Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Ms. Desjardins. Any further general comments on the Department of Human Resources.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. We will save that until we hear from three Members. We are doing general comments right now, and when we have heard from three Members we will turn it back to the Minister to respond to those three Members. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. Desjardins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, in an ideal world we would have people with those specialized skills in every community, but at this time we do not. I think there are things we can do in the interim, because people are under duress and stress and when they are in that situation have no one to turn to, they self-medicate, they use drugs, they use alcohol, all kinds of things to escape those feelings that they have of extreme stress and I think we need to do more as a government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Next on the list for general comments I have Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Any response, Mr. Miltenberger?

Agreed. Thank you. I will ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses to the table.

For the record, Minister Miltenberger, would you please introduce your witnesses.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. We have Tabled Document 188-17(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2015-2016, before us. We have agreed to begin with general comments. I’d like to ask the Minister of Finance if he’d like to bring witnesses into the Chamber. Minister Miltenberger.