Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, this week we heard from the Member from Nunakput -- or in an exchange between the Member for Nunakput and the Health Minister that Tuktoyaktuk was unable to hire a community health counsellor because they didn't have available housing. And so I'm wondering what type of action this spurs from the NWT Housing Corporation or what type of agreements -- sorry, what type of partnership conversations happen at the level of the Housing Corporation in response to understanding how lack of housing has an impact on access to mental health counsellors in communities? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister responsible for NWT Housing Corporation.

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is a question that was brought up as well, too, like the Member had said, but we have such a significant need throughout the Northwest Territories, let it be homelessness to homeownership to home repair to government employees wanting to work in smaller communities and providing these services. I have been asked as well, too, by my Cabinet colleagues to provide an analysis of what is required in the smaller communities as well and looking at whatever programs that we do have. My riding is quite small as well, too. We need probation officers. We need social workers, healthcare professionals, teachers, and it is a struggle to house them when they're wanting to come up to the North. But not only that, during my first -- and I think it was in 2020, I met with the NWT Teachers' Association and they had brought this up as well too, is that they would like to see teachers stay longer in smaller communities and it has been brought up that nurses would like to stay longer in smaller communities and really commit to providing those services. But housing is an issue right across the board, and the corporation is trying to work very strategically to offer those housing solutions and to be working with all departments, with all NGOs, with the smaller communities to address the housing need. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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Thank you, Minister. The time has ended for oral questions. Oral questions. Written questions. Member for Yellowknife North

Madam Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.

Everyone has acknowledged that there is a municipal infrastructure gap, however, the most recent numbers on the size of that gap which provide a community breakdown versus the formula that are publicly available are from 2014. My question therefore is, can the Minister provide an updated analysis of the municipal infrastructure gap and the year it was completed based on:

1. What is the current municipal infrastructure gap by community;
2. What is the current municipal infrastructure gap by community as it relates to operations and maintenance funding;
3. What is the current municipal infrastructure gap by community as it applies to water and sewer funding, or as it is now called, environmental funding; and
4. What is the current municipal infrastructure gap by community as it applies to capital funding, or as it is now called, CPI and Gas Tax? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Member. Written questions. Member for Monfwi.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is regarding the NWT Health Status Chartbook.

Madam Speaker, in the fall of 2019, the government released the NWT Health Status Chartbook to provide a broad overview of the health status of the Northwest Territories population. As I noted in my Member's statement yesterday, the broad overview painted was not good. It has now been more than two years since the report was published. Can the Minister explain what steps have been taken to specifically address the poor health behaviours revealed in the report?

So this is to the Minister of Health and Social Services. So,

1. Is the Minister working with Indigenous governments, organizations, and the relevant health and social services authorities to specifically improve the health indicators documented in the report;
2. Can the Minister identify any successes that have been achieved in improving health outcomes as a result of collaboration with Indigenous government, organizations, and the relevant health and social services authorities;
3. Can the Minister indicate when the NWT Health Status Chartbook will next be updated;
4. Can the Minister advise what specific initiatives are being undertaken in each regions of the Northwest Territories to address the poor health outcomes document in the report?

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Written questions. Returns to written questions. Replies to the Commissioner's address. Petitions. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Reports of standing and special committees. Tabling of documents. Minister for Northwest Territories Housing Corporation.

Madam Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Mission, Values, and Vision. Mahsi, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Minister for Justice.

Madam Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents: 31st Annual Report 2019-2020 Victims Assistance Committee of the NWT; and 32nd Annual Report 2020-2021 Victims Assistance Committee of the NWT. Thank you.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Member for Great Slave.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I wish to table a document entitled "Mind and Spirit: Promoting Mental Health and Addictions Recovery in the Northwest Territories - Child and Youth Mental Wellness Action plan 2017 - 2022". Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Member for Monfwi.

Madam Speaker, I wish to table a collection of photos of a home in Whati. Thank you.

Thank you. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Member for Frame Lake.

Thank you, Madame la Presidente. I give notice that on Monday, February 28th, 2022, I will move the following motion:

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that the Minister's statement 292-19(2): Annual Status Report on the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories 2019-2023; and Tabled Document 567-19(2): Annual Status Report - 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, February 2021-January 2022, be referred to Committee of the Whole for further consideration. Mahsi, Madam Speaker.

Thank you. Notices of motion. Motions. Notice of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Consideration in Committee of the Whole on bills and other matters, Bill 23 - An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act; Bill 29 - Resource Royalty Information Disclosure Statute Amendment Act; Bill 38 - Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act 2021; Tabled Document 561-19(2): 2022-2023 Main estimates, with Member from Deh Cho in the chair.

I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Member for Frame Lake.

Mahsi, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi. We will take a short recess and resume with ENR. Mahsi.

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I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Committee would like to consider Tabled Document 561-19(2): Main estimates 2022-2023, with Environment and Natural Resources and the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. Mahsi, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi. We will take a short recess and resume with ENR. Take a break. Mahsi.

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