Kate Reid

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to the Minister for that. I would really encourage her staff to reach out to various trade associations and see how the connections could be made through the new curriculum.

Moving on to the NTNP, I notice that you have some actions and measures under the business plan on page 17, namely, approving accessibility to the program streams, continuing to promote immigration to the NWT through the program, and on the following page on page 19, pardon me increasing the number of health and social services positions supported by the NTNP. And I know the Minister...

Yeah, so thank you for that. I wonder if the Minister of ECE could have a conversation with the Minister of ITI around employment opportunities in our smaller communities and what we're going to be really pushing on in these three and a half years we have left to make sure there are good options for people across our territory. I'll leave it at that, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And similarly to the income assistance line and the program detail, it has been historically lower, not that long ago, by gosh, I'm going to say math on the fly is not my forte, Mr. Speaker. But the difference between the main estimates of this fiscal is 43 almost $44 million, and in 20222023, the actuals were close to $36 million. So I guess obviously that's just a tiny snapshot, but if the Minister could speak to where she sees income assistance trending over time as well, that would be helpful. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'll let other Members dive into this one. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, and requirements for yes, and yes, and the requirements for workers' education, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll try to be even more clear. Do you anticipate that the secretariats will remain as they are under a theoretical ADM, or do you want them to be divisions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Minister for that. I'm hoping maybe she could share some of that so we can give the feedback.

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister explain what Housing NWT's relationship is in the day to day with NGOs who provide emergency shelter and transitional supportive housing to residents and whether any permanent funding arrangements or partnerships can be made between such organizations and Housing NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you, Minister, for that. I guess I'll talk to her when I get to capital.

Shifting gears, looking at what we have been discussing yesterday a little bit about the ADM position, I don't really want to revisit that discussion per se. I do kind of want to just talk in general about the secretariats, both of them. They are both  well, I mean, the French language secretariat is seeing a slight increase but is down since 20222023, and the Indigenous language secretariat is also down not insignificantly.

Insofar as that dollar amount is lower and we're looking at...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Minister for that answer.

Mr. Speaker, in the 19th Assembly, there was a commitment to create a hundred units for vulnerable persons in the life of that Assembly, which was noted to be the first expansion of public housing stock in decades. I thank the Minister for clarifying this past February that those units should be completed this summer.

Can the Minister please explain if Housing NWT intends to seek further federal funding to make similar investments into our public housing stock during the life of this Assembly? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and sorry to the Member from Range Lake. I didn't mean to steal his thunder.

Culture and Heritage, very near and dear to my heart. It's where I started out as a public servant. Could the Minister explain the reduction of about $200,000? Thank you, Mr. Chair.