Tom Beaulieu

Can the Minister advise the House how much money has been spent on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder programs in the GNWT?

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement I talked about early childhood development and the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'd like to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services if he could update the House on what activities or what work has been going on at the national level in this area of FASD? Thank you.

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, [Translation] Today I would like to talk about…] [Translation ends] My Member’s statement is on early childhood development. Mr. Speaker, promoting healthy pregnancy, birth and infancy is an important component of early childhood development. This means dealing with the challenges related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD, is a term used for a range of incurable cognitive and physical disabilities that a baby is born with as a result of a woman consuming alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that the consideration of Tabled Document 199-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017 now be concluded, and that Tabled Document 199-18(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the House knows we have an issue with the numbers for caribou, and whether the caribou has moved further east or if the caribou are simply decreasing in numbers, I don't know, but I'm sure the Minister knows.

I'd like to ask the Minister if there's anything available to help the communities that traditionally live off caribou? If there's anything available to help those communities to go to where the caribou are to hunt for their communities?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to continue the deliberation of Tabled Document 14318(2), Capital Estimates 20172018, and we would like to consider the NWT Housing Corporation first, followed by Health and Social Services. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Speaker, that is the same process we've been following for quite a number of years and, as a result, the number stays around 300. What I was talking about in my Member's statement is trying to find a way to actually increase that number substantially, so just talking about it more is probably not going to do that. So I'm going to ask the Minister if the Minister is prepared to sit down with Cabinet and set some concrete numbers for each department and have the departments hold to those numbers?

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on my Member's statement on summer students I have questions for the Minister of Human Resources. Can the Minister advise this House how many students applied for the summer employment with GNWT in 2016 and how many were hired? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move to report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think the Minister will be prepared to answer the question I just asked. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.