This is page numbers 3767 – 3794 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 3rd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was community.

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Julie Green

Julie Green Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I beg your pardon. I would like to request a recorded vote.

The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Of course. Thank you Ms. Green. To the motion. Minister Abernethy.

Glen Abernethy

Glen Abernethy Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I really appreciate the Member's comments. It's clearly recognized that housing is a barrier for many residents in the Northwest Territories and is reflected in the need to holistically address the social determinants of health as well as the historic cultural and systemic contributions to these issues in our territory. Collaboration and strong partnerships where all social envelope departments as well as external partners are at the table will be required to successfully take on this challenge. It is important to recognize that each situation is unique and that self-determination of the individuals receiving services is of utmost importance and should be central to any actions that we are taking or will be undertaking in this area. The root causes of homelessness and the complexities in maintaining different forms of housing must be taken into consideration in the planning and implementation of any actions.

Under this recommendation, we are prepared to do that work. One of the things we know we need to do is actually try to get a sense of the magnitude, the number of individuals that this situation may face. We did hear that many of them are coming home to environments that, you know, may feel are safe, but there were clearly some who said they had nowhere to go. We need to be able to work with those individuals. We don't know exactly what that looks like yet, but we are committed to doing that work and we will be working with committee.

As this is a recommendation to the government, Cabinet will be abstaining. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

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March 8th, 2018

The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Question has been called. The Member has requested a recorded vote. All those in flavour, please rise.

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Clerk Of The House (Ms. Kay)

The Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please rise.

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Clerk Of The House (Ms. Kay)

The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Yellowknife South, the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

The results of the recorded vote: six in favour, zero opposed, seven abstentions. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Blake.

Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this Assembly recommend that the government provide a comprehensive response to this report within 120 days. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Blake. There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Question has been called. Mr. Blake.

Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, it's really that we have a comprehensive response to this report. Not only that, but adoption of these motions, you know, as my colleagues mention, it is people who take that step to go to treatment or take a life-changing step in their life. We need to ensure that they're successful, and the only way to ensure that is to adopt these motions and have them in place, because those are the challenges we are facing, whether it's shortage of housing. That's something that's come to myself here in the last couple of weeks with constituency issues, but I really hope that this government makes the necessary changes. I would like to request a recorded vote. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Blake. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

Recorded Vote
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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Question has been called. The Member has requested a recorded vote. All those in favour, please rise.

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Clerk Of The House (Ms. Kay)

The Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please rise.

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Clerk Of The House (Ms. Kay)

The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, the Member for Range Lake, the Member for Great Slave, the Member for Yellowknife South, the Member for Inuvik Lakes, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

The results of the recorded vote: six in favour, zero opposed, seven abstentions. The motion is carried.

---Carried

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Committee, do you agree that we have concluded consideration of Committee Report 4-18(3), Report on Adult Residential Addictions Treatment Facilities Tour 2017?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, committee. This concludes our consideration of report 4-18(3). Committee, I just want to take a moment to thank those people who have been working with us for this past week behind the scenes. Our interpreters, our Tlicho interpreter, Mary Rose Sundberg; North Slave interpreter, Sarah Cleary; and our Inuktitut interpreter, Suzie Short. The point of what we do here is getting this information out. That's why we sit in this House. That's why we're on TV. That's why we're on the radio, and we couldn't do it without the help of these interpreters. Thank you very much to all our interpreters for all your hard work.

I also want to thank all the Pages who have been with us this week. We greatly appreciate your hard work. We hope you have had a good time. We hope it was exciting and thrilling, just like it was for us. Thank you to all the Pages.

What is the wish of committee? Mr. Testart.