Kieron Testart

Yeah, okay, thank you. And, I mean, that would be helpful, and I think the transparency is important here because you can see Aurora College and that line, and it's always there, including the, again, 34 or $35 million we used to fund it. So given that we are willing to spend tens of millions on Aurora College, can we at least find a million dollars for other post-secondary institutions, double what we're currently providing? My math is $1.4 million. Can we double what we're providing? Because I believe if we double the resources available to these institutions, we will double their output...

He could have also said that's hypothetical so I can't answer it. But the point is there's significant concerns coming here. So when is this Minister going to update and modernize the RTA so it's very clear -- it takes a side essentially. Because right now it's up to total interpretation of the rental officer. We're giving far too much latitude. And the decisions that are being made are not helping communities, and that's what we're here to do. So when will the Minister actually take action, stop talking about it, and fix this problem with the RTA?

Thank you. Okay. Also the -- so the federal funding that's out there for Collège Nordique and Dechinta, which are the two named institutions in the other post-secondary contributions, has changed significantly, and they're seeing at least -- and some of the French language post-secondary funding that was supposed to be a permanent thing is now being clawed back. So that's a huge funding gap. I don't think that $353,000 to share between the two institutions is going to be sufficient. How are we going to meet the needs of both of these institutions to ensure they continue to succeed at educating...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to ask questions about the rental office and the Residential Tenancies Act. There's been no shortage of criticism here, including from the other side of the House very publicly. So I'd like to ask the Minister of Justice, is the Minister able to issue policy guidance to the rental officer in the same manner as to the public utilities board or other independent bodies that are still empowered by territorial statute? Thank you.

Thank you. Is this approach of using formula funding present in other provinces and territories and how they fund public and private post-secondary institutions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I just want to talk about other post-secondary contributions. So Dechinta, from my understanding, receives on average $2.6 million from the federal government calculated over a five-year period. College Nordique, $1.5 million. Our contribution to the former is around $500,000 and, again, taking the same five-year average, and $350,000 for College Nordique compared to Aurora College which is $33.5 million, plus federal funding on top of that. So it seems like these other post-secondary institutions, which we're trying to grow to build a northern knowledge economy and...

Thank you. Can the Minister also look into the status of the MOU and just see when the last meeting was done, what was accomplished, all that kind of stuff. I think, although it's between independent parties, having that conversation might spark a discussion that could lead to some growth around these issues like micro-credentials or ways to collaborate. So can the Minister look in specifically to that MOU? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, as much as I appreciate going off topic here, I do think I want to bring it back to multi-sport games. So a plan to plan is not a plan. Can the Minister commit that going forward, we will ensure that northern athletes will have access to multi-sport games as they've previously enjoyed before the fund started getting into trouble? That's a commitment to our youth. It's a commitment to our future. I am hoping the Minister will make it today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In keeping with the Olympic sentiment here in the room today and celebrating our athletes, Members are rightfully concerned about the state of the physical activity, sport and recreation Fund. I spoke about it in the main estimates review. It's been dangerously close to its $3 million deficit. Many years ago, in the 18th Assembly, decisions were made that have imperilled the fund's future success and now it's even more complicated by the rise in costs of travel and low lottery sales. So the Minister said that he would commit to building a plan. It seems like the only...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, obviously funding for community justice programs would be a part of this. If it goes down to the municipal level, if it's something that can be done by bylaw. So can the Minister develop programming through his community justice division to ensure that communities have the resources they need, whether it's expertise in surveillance systems, bylaw officers, training equipment, whatever it takes. Clearly, we need to resource these if we're going to ensure public safety in our communities. Thank you.