Kevin A. Menicoche

Mr. Speaker, the Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its Report on the Review of the Report of the Auditor General on Education in the Northwest Territories and commends it to the House.

The Standing Committee on Government Operations held its public review of the Auditor General of Canada’s report, Education in the Northwest Territories 2010, Department of Education, Culture and Employment, on June 9, 2010. The committee would like to thank the Auditor General, Ms. Sheila Fraser, and her staff for their work in preparing the report and assisting the committee with...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its Report on the Review of the 2008-2009 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner and commends it to the House.

The Standing Committee on Government Operations met on May 13, 2010, to review the Office of the Northwest Territories Languages Commissioner’s Annual Report, 2008-2009. The committee would like to thank the former Languages Commissioner, Ms. Shannon Gullberg, for preparing and presenting the report. The committee would also like to thank the current Languages Commissioner, Ms. Sarah...

I guess just in general, is there a change in our policy or directive at the jail that we have to send inmates out to a halfway house in Edmonton or outside our jurisdiction?

I’m pleased to see that there is some programming. Hopefully, what they would like to do will fit in the guidelines.

My next logical question is: Have all the programming dollars been taken up for this fiscal year? Is this an opportunity for the community of Jean Marie to relocate the rest of the equipment this coming winter? Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. In my Member’s statement I spoke about the sawmill operations being relocated in Jean Marie River. I would like to ask, I believe it’s the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources some questions on it. In the springtime they had First Nations funding from the federal government to relocate the sawmill. They’ve only completed half the job. I’d like to ask the Minister, at what stage has their department been assisting the community in relocating the sawmill.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that Committee Report 6-16(5) be received by the Assembly and moved into Committee of the Whole for further consideration.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that Committee Report 5-16(5) be received by the Assembly and moved into Committee of the Whole for further consideration.

I’d be pleased to share the details with the Minister and follow up on this issue. I’m not sure, but I think the Minister took the question as notice as well.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Recently I was contacted by a constituent who has a son incarcerated in our jails. I’d like to ask the Minister of Justice a question. I guess one of the changes that have been brought to my attention is that apparently there are no halfway houses here in Yellowknife for the inmates. We’re actually going to be sending inmates down to Edmonton. Of course, the concern is that it’s going to be that much more costly for the parents, friends and family to visit inmates. I’d like to know more about what this change is as well.

The Minister may not have seen the proposal yet from the community, but what type of programming would be available from Environment and Natural Resources to assist the sawmill operation like this and relocating them? Thank you.