Julie Green

Yes. This must be a new program or maybe it's with a name that I don't know. So it's across the street from where, please? Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Finance. I read this week that all of the provinces have signed on to a reform of the Canada Pension Plan which will supplement benefits for workers who don't have corporate pension plans. All have signed on, I heard, with the exception of Manitoba and Quebec. I would like the Minister to say what position the GNWT took on the reform of the Canada Pension Plan. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Sorry, this question relates to 286. May I ask it now?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That brings up a question that was certainly a very live one here during the election campaign last year, and that is whether there would be a move and maybe it is not the right department, but a move to enable the municipalities to create a revolving fund for energy upgrades of the kind that have solar panels all over the roof. Is this the right department for that? Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. As I said in my Member's statement, clearing the backlog will also result in a greater case load for the current Public Guardian staff, which is, as I understand it, one person and one assistant, which is beyond the capacity of the resources currently allocated. So I would like to hear the Minister's plan to not only clear up the backlog but to better staff the Public Guardian's office? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So is that information that the Minister can share with my colleagues on the Standing Committee on Social Development? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this is not the other definition of energy intensity, which is calculated as a unit of energy per unit of GDP, so it's an economic efficiency measure. Is that correct, it's not related to that? Thank you.

Thank you to the Minister for that answer. He referred to the assessor, and my question is whether that assessor training will happen in this fiscal year and whether there are intake resources at the regional health authority level for the Public Guardian?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the services will be available by phone. Are there any additional resources in the Yellowknifebased clinics to deal with the extra demand for services from the Beaufort Delta? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

No. That answers that question. Thank you.