Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today I want to speak to the third item in my trilogy about inadequacies in the Residential Tenancies Act.

Most people can appeal to the rental officer for an intervention and a decision to solve their impasse. However, the Residential Tenancies Act does not allow the rental officer to deal with renters and landlords of transitional housing. There is no definition in the act for the term “transitional housing” or “transition home” so the rental officer has no authority over this kind of rental premise.

This failing was recognized by the NWT rental officer in his latest...

Page 6-25, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, School of Community Government, operations expenditure summary, $3.051 million.

Page 9-13, Justice, activity summary, services to government, operations expenditure summary, $10.866 million.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Abernethy.

Page 9-31, Justice, activity summary, services to the public, operations expenditure summary, $5.372 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Opening comments. There are no further. I will go to the Minister for a response if he so chooses. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, committee. My goodness. I should have not been in the chair. Thank you to the Minister. Thank you to his witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, would you please escort the witnesses from the Chamber?

Okay, committee, we will now move on to the Department of Justice. Section 9. I’ll go to the Minister of Justice, Mr. Abernethy. Do you have opening remarks?

Page 9-20, Justice, activity summary, information item, legal aid services, active positions.

Okay. We will return to page 9-7, department summary, Justice, operations expenditures summary, $113.674 million.

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