Kate Reid

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I last asked about the Aspen Apartment in the last sitting, in October, and when residents would be moving in. I was told hopefully before Christmas however that's not come to pass. Can I please get an update from the Minister from Housing NWT when residents will be situated in Aspen. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for your indulgence. Can the Minister clarify if this is a good place to ask about the community safe safety officer pilot? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would echo my colleague's comments on that particular program. It is one I also refer my constituents to. It's a very excellent program, and I look forward to finding a supp in the future on it.

This is more of a housekeeping item than anything else, Mr. Chair, and I will cede my time after I point it out. But YWCA of Yellowknife has not been YWCA of Yellowknife since 2017. Can we update it to their proper name? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yeah, so can the Minister speak to whether or not there's any evaluation, performance monitoring of the fund, any policy work that's happening? Any -- like, this is -- beyond just saying, you know, iGaming might come in and fix everything, which I have some general doubts about, what other work are we looking to do on this fund? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I know the Minister and his staff have briefed the Standing Committee on Government Operations on what I am about to ask, but I think some of it should be out in the public and so I will start with is the increased funding plan for sport and recreation expected to be a one-time adjustment, or do we expect this to be a multi-year trend to support sport and recreation; can the Minister and his staff paint the picture of what they expect to do with PASR? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Would he be willing to share specifics with committee? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And considering the target in the later part of the fiscal year, is it, then, expected to be an LP before the end of this Assembly? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I will always enjoy more detail. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In your estimates, there is $300,000 identified to develop a legislative initiative to broaden regulated gaming activities in the NWT but no positions created. So my question to the Minister is what this funding is to be used for and what is unique about this work that needs the funding but no position. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, yeah, no, I can appreciate that and I don't want to get into the weeds of something that's not yet before us. But I appreciate the Minister is interested in tracking data over time and success of any actions such as evictions over time. So more of a comment, and I am happy to follow up with the Minister later. Thank you, Mr. Chair.