Tom Beaulieu

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement I talked about the funding for junior kindergarten. I'd like to ask the Minister questions along those lines. The Minister said that junior kindergarten is fully funded, but we keep hearing from the boards and that that there is no inclusion of inclusive schooling or Aboriginal instruction with the four-year-olds who are going into junior kindergarten. So I'd just like to ask the Minister what "fully funded" means? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, can the Minister provide that information on whether or not they can go in, considering the occupational standards that the Housing Corporation uses to house their people and also if there is any impact on that on rents?

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, [English translation not provided]. Mr. Speaker, Members, school boards, education authorities, and parents are seeking clarity when it comes to junior kindergarten.

We discussed these matters at length in the House last week. I don't want to tread over the same ground again but, Mr. Speaker, with so much information -- sometimes contradictory information is circulating -- I must briefly highlight three points.

First, the school boards and the education authorities face ongoing funding issues. NWT classrooms deal with higher pupil-teacher ratios than most of...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have recently encountered a situation like this, and the individual was not able to get support for him and his wife taking three children, so I would like to maybe find out  I will do this separately. I don't think we need to talk about that here. If there is an expedited approval process, I will go to the Minister privately to get that so that these individuals can get hold of the proper officials. Thank you.

No, thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is fine for this section. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we had attended the Antipoverty Roundtable in Inuvik as a social development group. It was very interesting. The Minister was there, of course, and listening to the group there talking about their work. We felt also that there should be more funds targeted towards the anti-poverty group. So that's just something I would mention here, as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Minister has anticipated my question well. My question was the whole idea of repatriating. I know that the department had gone through one repatriation and created a community living complex in Hay River, so the fact that the Minister has indicated that he is looking at that all the time is something that I am satisfied with. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am looking at page 167, residential care for adults and children. I would like to first ask the Minister: on the expenditure category of this page, where are the expenditure categories that encompass residential care for adults and children? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chairman, I was wondering if the Minister could give us an update on the status of the employees working for the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 26118(2), NWT Main Estimates, 20172018. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.