Kieron Testart

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the formula funding, that's going to be for all post-secondary institutions, not just for Aurora College? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to the Minister. No further questions.

Okay. Well, maybe over the course of those meetings, the Minister could raise this directly rather than waiting for them to raise it. I think they've got a lot on their minds when it comes to in the case of -- well, when it comes to all of them. Like, core funding needs are huge, and that's probably top of mind rather than the other stuff. So, anyway, I will leave that with the Minister.

And there's also a situation where Aurora College has signed off on kind of an agreement to work with all the institutions -- sorry, all of them have entered into an MOU to collaboratively develop programs and...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to the Minister for the response. So I know I am skipping ahead, but not every institution in the Northwest Territories has the benefit of a guaranteed 30-plus million dollars a year. Most, all of them have to test the market for their course offerings and compete for students across the country, across the world in some cases. So the idea of a micro-credentialed course is if you're a smaller college with less capacity -- and that's every one of the Northwest Territories except for Aurora College -- then you may need to build up programs rather than just...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, has the department engaged with any of the post-secondary institutions on developing micro-credentials, micro-credential accreditation, for post-secondary offerings from private colleges? Thank you.

Thank you. I would ask what the Minister is going to do about it, but I think she's had that opportunity. In the past, NTNP often opened in January of every year which set a rhythm for temporary workers' permits expiring in February and March. The NTNP has not yet opened. We know it's opening next month. How will the Minister support all prospective applicants who now can't apply when it eventually does open, because of this lag? Thank you.

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...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table a document titled, Planet Youth and the Icelandic Prevention Model. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. My concern is, again, about safety, Mr. Speaker, but it's also about resourcing. If correctional officers are forced to do overtime shifts and things like that, it can drive huge costs. The auditor general has already found this in our facilities, also in Nunavut's facilities, which have similar challenges.

Mr. Speaker, if we're changing SMCC -- that's a therapeutic campus. That's a big part of their operating -- how is that going to impact the therapeutic campus in Hay River -- or in that facility? 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.