Julian Morse

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, certainly, if it's a confidential item, I am sure we could probably find a mechanism to get that to social development.

Lastly, on these programs, Mr. Chair, what can justice do to ensure appropriate and necessary interconnectedness between these programs and other services to ensure that the aims of the programs achieve their goals? So connecting them with mental health services, medical services, housing, etcetera. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That certainly is disappointing to hear. And I appreciate that the department is looking into what they can do in the short term. You know, I just -- that program is one that I've referred a number of constituents to and has helped out a lot of people that I've worked with. So I see it as an essential program so would very much support the department finding resources to use to ensure that that program continues. I think it's an important one and one that we don't want to lose, so I would just put my plug in for that. If we do have to use territorial money, I am open to a...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I appreciate that update from the Minister, and we'll just let my comments stand on how we're using EAs. But certainly I don't think EAs are a good place to figure out what your project is going to be. I think EAs are a good place to bring a project that is fully thought through so that you can proceed through that process in a timely manner. And I just want to put that little plug in there for my friends in the regulatory system, that projects that do come forward in that manner tend to proceed through the system quite quickly.

On that note, I wanted to move to the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the -- I appreciate that. Can the Minister help us understand are these programs helping us to reduce recidivism in the justice system, is it reducing repeat offending or severity of crimes? Are we tracking those kinds of statistics?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To be clear, I wasn't -- I appreciate the clarification on the funding but I was more asking what programming is being lost as a result. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I appreciate that information from the Minister. And that certainly is a pretty significant amount of money for an environmental assessment. And I just note when you go on the review board's website, they have a very handy tracker on their new website that tells you how an EA is proceeding and gives you a breakout of time that is on the developer, so in this case the GNWT, time that is on the board, and time that is with the Minister. Now, the project hasn't been approved yet, so it hasn't gone to the Minister.

I would just note that the board time for that EA is...

Excellent. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So on that subject, Mr. Chair, how are we tracking outcomes associated with those programs; how do we measure success?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can you help us -- or can the Minister help us understand what it is we're losing with all of these cuts and who's going to be affected? Is it NGOs that are losing all this money? Are these projects that were completed and now they've been sunsetted but it's going to be okay? Because, yeah, it just seems like pretty significant reductions in an area where we certainly have no shortage of need. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And can the Minister just give us an update as to what walking slowly exactly looks like? So just if I could get some details as to what work is actually being done. Any details would be helpful for the public to understand that this is moving forward. Certainly, I have constituents who are interested in seeing this move forward. Thank you.

Excellent, thank you, Mr. Chair. I am happy to hear that they've addressed that gap. I think that's it for questions from me on this page. Thank you.