Julie Green

Thank you. How much confidence does the Minister have that this base building work will be completed in the 2019-2020 fiscal year? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I would be interested to know if the department is working with the Department of Health and Social Services. They are working on this Addictions Recovery Action Plan, which looks at the recommendations that committee made about after-care, including not discharging people from an institutional setting, whether a jail or a treatment centre or a hospital, into homelessness. I am wondering if they are working alongside Health and Social Services on that issue. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is no need to repeat all of the same answer a second time. How many years is this multi-year project? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The really important point about that model is that the inmates, or they prefer to be called residents, hold one another accountable for their behaviour and for their progress through treatment towards discharge, to finishing their sentences and being discharged. Is that the parallel that is being considered for the South Mackenzie where inmates hold one another responsible for their behaviour? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the long-term care facility upgrade, last item, page 34, I think we have seen this before. It is a carry-over from the previous year. Can the Minister say why this program wasn’t completed in the last year? Thank you.

Okay. Thanks for that clarification. Another key point about Guthrie House is that it is run in partnership with the John Howard Society. Who will be the partner in the South Mackenzie Therapeutic Community? Thank you.

I'm talking about page 34. Are we looking at page 34?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could we have an estimate of when that agreement is expected to be made public? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, if I understand correctly, then, this is to make sure that teachers who are hired are appropriately certified, and then to track their professional development, and that, until now, this has been done on paper. Is that correct? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there was a time when Social Services was a stand-alone department within the GNWT. It is my impression that since the current department was created many years ago, that Child and Family Services has played second fiddle to the health side of the department. I would say that this approach to the accreditation reveals that, as well. Is it time to divide the department so that each segment gets the attention it deserves? Thank you.