Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With my Member's statement today, this was no way, shape, or form about "us against them." It's about equity. Our Indigenous public servants are being told to answer phones, while working for the GNWT, in English and French. This has been in effect since 2015, when it was rolled out, a language completely foreign to them, at the same time not allowing for active offers in their own languages. Why are we as a government forcing Indigenous public servants to answer phones in a language that is not theirs? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Lesa Semmler on Question 408-19(2): Use of Indigenous Languages in Government of the Northwest Territories Workplaces
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 408-19(2): Use of Indigenous Languages in Government of the Northwest Territories Workplaces
Oral Questions
October 27th, 2020
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