Robert Hawkins

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This Pharmacy Act update, including the regulations, is very important to me and many of the constituents that I talk to about this, and they would like to be able to see the system move faster and more responsive. Can the Minister tell me that -- is the regulation update the only thing holding this from being implemented? Or sorry, I should say, Mr. Speaker, holding it back from being implemented? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Transitional housing, given what I've heard today, sounds like the whole idea is to help you out. But is it to help you out just to get you in the public system forever, or is it designed to help you out so you can become independent and, you know, a contributor or balance the appropriate needs in your lifestyle and your family in the community on your own with the independence philosophy? Can the Minister help with that? Because all I know is people, once they get into transitional housing, it's almost like they're there forever. So I need some clarity on that. Thank...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm going to ask the Minister of housing about transitional housing. So why don't we just start with the question, what is the minister's understanding or definition of transitional housing? Because we hear that phrase all the time. So we want to make sure we're talking about the same thing and the right thing. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I think what was missed in that really good extensive and long answer was when was the last time this number was looked at. Maybe I'll ask it this way: When was it $18 a day for your meal per diem, the whole meal day; when was that set? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm comfortable with that answer. I mean, it is in flux, and I'll be fair to that point. It's tough to nail it down exactly. But, Mr. Speaker, Indigenous organizations and their economic wings aren't a number in flux, and they're very easy to define. Is there any details on how many Indigenous organizations, including their corporations, will be impacted by this? In essence, the numbers that will be affecting them and their smaller communities ultimately is what I'm trying to get at and that does affect Yellowknife, but it also affects the regional Indigenous...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions will be directed to the Minister of ECC with respect to encampments. There was a press release -- I'll get everyone to go to the Wiki page to find out who he is. He doesn't get a lot of questions here. So I want to see him rise here; I know he'll do a good job.

Again, Mr. Speaker, I know this Minister has the ability to do this and I know the policy shop exists and I know they have the talent to go liberate wording and structure from everything. Is there any reason that the Minister couldn't agree today that she could come up and table a draft policy by the last day of this session? That gives just over a week to come up with something and we can put a footnote saying and we're still going to develop this in partnership with our colleagues, Mr. Speaker, and we would have something in place to move forward. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe I've sent this Minister directly concerns under his justice portfolio hat of the encampment downtown and causing concerns. There's even pictures out there of piles of jerry cans sitting there. Mr. Speaker, what does it take for this Minister to get over there and inspect these encampments? If we're going to allow them to happen, to ensure that they're safe so that no one dies in this situation. Because that's the last thing we want, and it'll be such an impossible situation to take back. Thank you.

Good point, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there was a press release on May 25th of this year, talked about encampments, basically there they are, talked about inspections. I want to know what ECC is doing about inspecting these encampments to make sure they comply as the rules, such as the safety, proper use of public lands, complying with fire and waste safe guidelines. That falls under his purview and stewardship. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm going to talk about a very serious subject here right now. If you didn't know, I'm going to tell you there was a fire on the encampment next to the museum, Mr. Speaker. This is a very serious matter, even coming from me, Mr. Speaker. I'm trying to remain the right approach because it's frustrating. Yesterday I was raising the issue -- I wanted, actually, Mr. Speaker, to even have an emergency debate on this particular issue but our rules won't allow this because I didn't have an hour's notice to give notice to this particular problem.

Mr. Speaker, in...