Robert Hawkins

Mr. Speaker, these contracts aren't one or two years and local suppliers, whether they're born in Hay River or they were born in Yellowknife or even Inuvik, the fact is they're waiting a lifetime for them to finish. So would the Minister be willing to use her influence as Minister to go talk to these P3 contractors to ask them how we can ensure local northern businesses who supply local labour, those people live here and work here, get a chance to ensure that these businesses are able to be maintained, established, working and supporting our community as they are. So would the Minister be...

Thank you. What that just described sounded like a middle manager who worked with communities and community programs and schools. Maybe you could explain a little further, if you could, why they need to be an assistant deputy minister. That's I don't know the exact salary range but I mean, it's in the range of $200,000, I'm sure. So I mean, why couldn't a manager do this or two managers? You know, one north, one south. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my favorite time of the day, question period. I'm always excited.

Mr. Speaker, the P3 initiative, where we've seen examples such as a hospital, have borne fruit and in the future, we may see the Slave Geological road, or certainly the Taltson, find this route. But one of the challenges of a P3 project is it falls under the management framework and, of course, it has procurement challenges, even the special panel that reviewed it saw. So when it comes to specifically for the purchase of goods by supply, my question to the finance Minister is, is can the finance...

Of course I'd recommend a hundred percent reprint of the whole budget just so we add the word youth. No, I don't. But I would recommend if it's targeted at our youth, then we should put in brackets youth just to help clarity. More of an edit there than concerns.

So maybe we could jump to one of my favorite topics, doctors. Why don't we start with how many doctors do we have employed under this service, and where do we find them? Thank you. In which authority -- thank you -- when I say where do we find them.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Premier. When I was first elected, I quickly realized how little I knew in the context of government policy and process, and it's certainly a long journey. But since coming back to this Assembly, I notice there seems to be a theme which is Members are asked, either by Ministers or Minister assistants, to supply questions in advance. I'm asking the Premier specifically, is it a mandate position or an expectation in the Simpson government that Members would supply questions in advance to the Ministers? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. Under community wellness and addiction recovery support fund, they look very similar to mental health -- sorry, mental wellness and addictions recovery. So you have a 3. -- we'll call it -- 055 budget and a $125,000 budget. What is the true distinct difference between the two; why aren't they collapsed and put together? Thank you. Because they say similar things.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll waste my third question by saying would the Minister be willing to supply it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Maybe just the -- if it's been asked, maybe just a quick snap answer which is how much money do we spend in aftercare? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, and I'll focus in on income support area. My question directly to the Minister is what type of peer and support counselling does income support provide their clients from day to day? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to confirm the -- before I ask the question, make sure I'm on the right page, we're still discussing the area that covers ATIPP?