Julie Green

Thank you for that. I appreciate that. My next question, on the same page, is about the NWT Educator Certification and Learning Platform. Can the Minister please describe this project?

Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General found, as the Minister has said, that staff is overburdened with administrative work. The Minister's decision to engage in a system-wide accreditation exercise next year is going to increase that burden substantially at a time when the focus needs to be on building relationships with children and families. Will the Minister consider deferring this audit for at least a year?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I feel like the housing bilateral agreement is like the Sasquatch; there have been sightings, but no confirmation. We are all looking forward to seeing that.

It leads me to my next question. The question is whether the initiatives in the housing agreement will require matching or any amount of funding from the NWT government in the way that other infrastructure is being matched, 25 percent from GNWT, 75 percent from Ottawa. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is the Minister facing a deadline to make some decisions in order to free up the spending in the next fiscal year through this budget? Thank you.

Masi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. As I said in my statement yesterday on the Auditor General's report on Child and Family Services, the lack of staff and resources is a theme that runs through that report. This lack of resources is jeopardizing the safety of children and care. The Minister has committed to hiring more staff. Will he work with the Finance Minister to bring forward a supplementary appropriation before the end of this sitting? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Minister can find information on overcrowding in the 2014 Community Housing Survey. That is broken down by community, how many households in each community are experiencing overcrowding. That information is fairly easy to access.

As far as other initiatives to create more housing, could the Minister elaborate on what work is going on with the private sector? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my first question is about the Ecole J.H. Sissons, the new school. Can the Minister tell me how a new location for this school will be decided upon? Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to welcome to the gallery Katie Johnson, who does great work with the Literacy Council here in Yellowknife. She is one of my constituents and neighbours.

I am also pleased to welcome the Chynoweth family, Peter and Sharon Chynoweth, their daughter Heather Black, and grandson Kieran Black, who are with us today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister tell us what kind of a dent that is going to make in our core housing need in the area of availability? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This side of the House proposed that there be a safe-house pilot project take place in the last fiscal year or in the current fiscal year, I think it was. We proposed it again for next year. Can the Minister give us an update on the status of that request? Thank you.