Debates of March 11th, 2020
This is page numbers 607 - 658 of the Hansard for the 19th Assembly, 2nd 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 housing.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Point of Privilege
- Speaker's Ruling
- Motion 5-19(2): Referral of Point of Privilege Raised by Member for Monfwi on March 10, 2020, Carried
- Speaker's Ruling
- Minister's Statement 34-19(2): Ministers Absent from the House
- Support for Northwest Territories Friendship Centres
- Child and Family Services
- Public Housing Rental Arrears
- Support for Small Business and Self-Employment
- Student Loan Remission Public Reporting
- Third-Party Reporting and Oversight of Sexual Assaults
- Carbon Offsets
- Repatriating Patients with Disabilities
- Question 177-19(3): Support for Trades Employment
- Question 178-19(2): Third-Party Reporting and Oversight of Sexual Assaults
- Question 179-19(2): Carbon Offsets
- Question 180-19(2): Public Housing Rental Arrears
- Question 181-19(2): Student Loan Remission Public Reporting
- Question 182-19(2): Support for Aurora College Students with Children
- Question 183-19(2): Role and Duties of Minister Responsible for Homelessness
- Question 184-19(2): Community Emergency Planning for COVID-19 Virus
- Question 185-19(2): City of Yellowknife Charter
- Written Question 8-19(2): Repatriation of Northwest Territories Residents with Disabilities
- Tabled Document 57-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 31-19(2): Response to Progress of Government Tabled Document 58-19(2): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 92-19(2): Fort Providence Dental Care Services
- Tabled Document 59-19(2): What we heard: Sexual Assault Investigations Stakeholder Engagement Session, June 11-12, 2019
- Motion 4-19(2): Request for Special Audit by the Auditor General of Canada on the Stanton Territorial Hospital Renewal Project, Carried
- Recorded Vote
- Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Report Of The Committee Of The Whole
- Orders Of The Day
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. With this program sun-setting, I would like to work with the clients to make sure that they don't feel the significant changes of the transition into the new program. I will work with the Member as we identify these clients in making sure that they don't end up in a situation, but we will try our best to find the support to help them. I will have Mr. Carpenter elaborate on the comment. Thank you.
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Carpenter
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes. That is our hope is that current clients of the Transitional Rent Supplement Program move over to the Canada Housing Benefit. However, we have to set up the budget for the 2020-2021 year. I think I will probably go out on a limb a bit with the Minister that we are going to support them for at least that fiscal year if there are issues going onto the Canada Housing Benefit.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Mr. Carpenter. Any further questions? Member for Yellowknife North.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
I am happy to hear that. Yes. My understanding is that there will be a lot of program overlap, but there are going to be a few people who fall through the cracks. It just doesn't make sense to me to not fund them for the year and make the transition between programs smooth. I don't want to be asking questions on behalf of my constituents. For the few that didn't make it, let's fund them for the year and make this a smooth transition. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. I will take that as a comment. Are there any further questions on the finance and infrastructure services? Seeing no further questions, please turn to page 369. NWT Housing Corporation, finance and infrastructure services, operations expenditure summary, 2020-2021 Main Estimates, $14,399,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Steve Norn Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Madam Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress. Marsi cho.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I will now rise and report progress. Sergeant-at-Arms, will you please escort the witnesses out of the Chamber?
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
May I have the report of the Committee of the Whole, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes?
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 30-19(2), Main Estimates 2020-2021, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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The Speaker (Hon. Frederick Blake Jr) Frederick Blake Jr.
Do we have a seconder? Member for Nunakput. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Item 22, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.
Orders Of The Day
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Clerk Of The House Mr. Tim Mercer
Orders of the day for Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 1:30 p.m.:
- Prayer
- Ministers' Statements
- Members' Statements
- Returns to Oral Questions
- Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
- Acknowledgements
- Oral Questions
- Written Questions
- Returns to Written Questions
- Replies to Commissioner's Address
- Petitions
- Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
- Reports of Standing and Special Committees
- Tabling of Documents
- Notices of Motion
- Motions
- Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
- First Reading of Bills
- Bill 3-19(2), An Act to Amend the Public Highways Act
- Second Reading of Bills
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
- Tabled Document 30-19(2), Main Estimates 2020-2021
- Tabled Document 43-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2020-2021
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Third Reading of Bills
- Orders of the Day
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