Julie Green

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In some ways, my questions continue on from my colleague. In my statement today I talked about the growth of the Housing First program throughout the NWT and the success it has had moving chronically homeless people out of shelters and into stable transitional housing. It's very clear that the demand for Housing First has outstripped supply. Can the Minister tell us what advice he is including in his departmental transition report on Housing First? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thanks to the Minister for that information. My understanding, then, is that we will see something before the end of this Assembly. Do I have that right?

I look forward to seeing the document when it's complete. My next question is whether any of the participants disagreed with finding a way to establish third-party reporting of sexual assault and third-party review of police handing of complaints.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my pleasure to welcome a Page to the Legislative Assembly, Taylor Schear, who lives in Yellowknife Centre and goes to school at K'alemi Dene School. I'd like to thank her and all the Pages who are giving up some of their summer holidays to work with us here this week and next. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you to the Minister for that response. Given what the Minister does know, what is the status of this issue now that this Assembly comes to an end? How will it be carried over?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Justice. We have been discussing the need for new approaches to reporting sexual assault through much of this Assembly, and earlier this week the Minister tabled a letter to me about our most recent round of questions and answers in June. Today, I have some follow-up questions. The department planned to hear from stakeholders in mid-June. Can the Minister tell us about the outcome of that meeting? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to salute the exemplary service of the Yellowknife unit of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, and to thank the volunteers for their continuing contributions to boat safety on our waters.

The Yellowknife command of the Canadian Coast Guard provides marine search and emergency rescue on the north half of Great Slave Lake. The Yellowknife CCGA operates the search and rescue vessels Nick Martin and Diavik Discovery, and collaborates closely with the RCMP in emergency response. Federal funding transfers cover the organization's rescue costs, while local...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I feel like I am playing some catch-up with this, as I am not part of the committee that looked at it. I heard the Minister's opening remarks and his assertion that the program that he is offering is better than the one that would be offered by the backstop, but when I did a simple Google search of how the Yukon was approaching the carbon tax, I noticed that there were some distinct advantages to their approach. I guess my first question would be whether the Minister considered making the rebate on a sliding scale geographically, so that people who live in smaller and...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the work that the standing committee put in to examining these bills. The process was obviously very fraught. I don't want to go too far down that road, because it is well-documented in this report and by the remarks of my colleague. I just want to underline that the studies that are being reported in the media reveal a real urgency around this issue to begin taking action in order to slow warming and, if at all possible, to roll it back.

I hear a lot of messaging from the government that says, as a small jurisdiction with a small population, that somehow we...

Just one last question. I didn't make myself clear in that question. I am asking whether the federal backstop would be implemented prior to the federal election in the event that this plan is not endorsed by Members. Thank you.