Rylund Johnson

Thank you, Madam Chair. I heard the Minister of Finance say that quite a bit of the carryover was offset by the total amount lapsed. Can I just get how much money this sup is lapsing? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I'm glad to hear that. And as part of that, I heard that the EMR, the electronic medical records, was in that. I know that it's currently telesoftware and the licence is expiring. My understanding is that it's going to cost us well, I don't know. Does this cover the total cost of that? Does that mean we now have a new EMR in place, or is this just I guess that's my question, is this getting us our new EMR, this $10 million? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to rise in support of this motion. And I think the motion arises in cases, especially the longterm ones, but I believe actually that Cabinet is in support of this motion, and I would encourage them to review whether they could actually vote in favour.

I believe the housing authority has a number of policies which allow people to transfer units. I think there has just been a lot of frustration with Members not seeing this mandate commitment filled quick enough. And a lot of the eligibility criteria for the multiyear forgivable loans are sometimes not being met...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I'm glad to hear that and, you know, I think all of us as politicians have a hard time keeping track and holding IT projects accountable because they're not always the most exciting but they are 10s of millions of dollars so it's hard it needs some accountability, and I'm glad to hear that it's on the Minister's mind.

I wanted to specifically ask about the MARS system. I see that we're transferring it over to ITI.

My understanding about online map staking is we need the mineral resources regulations to be completed, and I don't want to get too much into that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I guess this gets to kind of the heart of implementing building codes, as I can assure the Minister there are buildings all across this territory with one exit, and there are buildings all around this territory that don't meet the code because they were built a long time ago. And, you know, it's whether how we enforce those standards.

One of the specific standards beyond the National Building Code I'd like is the Canadian Safety Association Standard B561, also very technical. But the Human Rights Commission has said that in order to prevent a building from a...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Well, I guess I still am struggling to read these and understand. Can I get an update?

There's $119,000 for a walkin freezer in Yellowknife. This was actually got a lot more attention than it should have, perhaps. It got a lot of attention, let's just say, when it was passed because it's used to store seized caribou.

Can I just clarify whether this $119,000 that I'm seeing here means it is lapsed and no longer going forward or that there was just a delay in the project? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Right now across every jurisdiction in Canada a process is occurring where jurisdictions have gotten advance copies of National Building Code 2020, and many are reviewing and deciding whether they want to implement it, whether they want to make any exemptions. As I stated in my statement, many have already taken parts of it, such as the sections on mass timber, and implemented them.

And my question for the Minister of MACA is whether we are doing any of this work, whether this is work that the GNWT does at all, or simply do we just go to the Fire Prevention Act...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In yesterday's auditor general report, it became clear that we have to make sure there is coordination in our response to the substance abuse issues in this territory. And I think one of the clear lines of coordination is of the RCMP's role. But I think before we even have that conversation, we have to make sure we're on the same page.

So my question for the Minister of Health and Social Services is does she believe that our response to substance abuse issues is first and foremost a health issue and not a criminal one? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I'm going to ask a couple more questions, I guess. I'm wondering out of the total amount on tree planting we're spending and if the Minister has any idea or knows in front of her where we're planting trees. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, and I'll just point that, you know, this $15 million here going, $10 million of it was from COVID secretariat, so clearly the department did a bit of an assessment of what is needed to increase that capacity for the endemic going forward and needed an extra $5 million. But we also know the Department of Health and Social Services, even with its budget, runs a deficit consistently.

I'm just trying to understand if there is still a gap, we think, of increased COVID costs on the healthcare system going forward or whether we think you know, I know we're not going to...