Kevin O'Reilly

Merci, Monsieur le President. The review of mining royalties continues to grind along. Industry, Tourism and Investment released a discussion paper in February 2022. Public engagement closed at the end of July 2022, more than six months ago. A socalled "what we heard" report was finally released quietly during the Association for Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver in late January.

The report attempts to summarize 13 submissions that appear to have been sent, 11 online and two written submissions. Those written submissions are actually appended and consist of a detailed 12page letter from...

Merci, Madam la Presidente. Pursuant to rule 2.2(3), I move that committee continues sitting beyond the hour of daily adjournment to conclude the item under consideration. Mahsi, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Can the Minister just let me in on that secret. What other section is that staff person found? Thanks.

Okay, thanks for that. Is part of that review going to look at expanding this function of integrated case management outside of Yellowknife? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. So in the last Assembly, and I know the Minister was there, there was a new Corrections Act that was passed, and it was one of the probably few and best pieces of legislation that was developed in a collaborative fashion with standing committee. There was a number of significant changes made to it as a result of concerns that had been raised. And there was to be sort of new complaint processes put in place, new training that was going to be made mandatory for corrections officers, and a whole bunch of things.

There was to be advisory committees set up for each of the...

Thanks, Madam Chair. The rental office just, you know, there's actually been a decrease over the last couple years in their funding, and I just continue to get some complaints from constituents about sometimes well, both on the rent you know, the tenant side but also on the people that own residents or are leasing about how sometimes it takes quite a bit of time for a decision. So do we conduct any kind of regular surveys of wait lists or times for processing applications to the rental office in time, and how long it takes them to render a decision and so on? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Yeah, okay, thanks, Madam Chair. Is there actually even a plan or a strategy to kind of complete a network across the NWT? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Yeah, no, I don't think I have any other questions. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Yeah, thanks. Maybe I'll be a zombie and come back. Thanks.

So I guess one of the concerns I've heard about victim services is that, you know, we offer that the money to communities, to regions to do this, and they kind of do it in different ways and there's probably some need for some greater consistency there. But do we actually have full coverage across the whole NWT now for victim services? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Okay, thanks. So I'm just trying to figure out then there's an agreement in place. Does it actually set out what the anticipated requirements are of GNWT in terms of funding year by year in the agreement, or is it kind of a negotiated arrangement each year; how does this work? Thanks, Madam Chair.