Debates of March 2nd, 2022
This is page numbers 3665 - 3710 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 know.
Topics
- Oral Questions
- Members Present
- Prayer
- Minister's Statement 216-19(2): NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards
- Minister's Statement 217-19(2): Advancing Aging in Place Initiatives
- Minister's Statement 218-19(2): Premier Absent from the House
- Member's Statement 972-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Vaccine Policy
- Member's Statement 973-19(2): Pandemic Recovery
- Member's Statement 974-19(2): Emerging Stronger - Government of the Northwest Territories Economic Recovery Plan
- Member's Statement 975-19(2): Taltson Hydro Expansion
- Member's Statement 976-19(2): Pandemic Recovery
- Member's Statement 977-19(2): Socio-Economic Issues
- Member's Statement 978-19(2): Post-COVID Education
- Member's Statement 979-19(2): Pandemic Recovery
- Member's Statement 980-19(2): Volunteers of Nahendeh
- Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
- Ms. Cleveland's Reply
- Reply 16-19(2): Ms. Martselos' Reply
- Reply 17-19(2): Ms. Weyallon-Armstrong's Reply
- Question 962-19(2): Emerging Stronger - Government of the Northwest Territories Economic Recovery Plan
- Question 963-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Vaccine Policy
- Question 964-19(2): Taltson Hydro Expansion Project
- Question 965-19(2): Indigenous Recruitment and Retention
- Question 966-19(2): Carbon Tax
- Question 967-19(2): Education
- Question 968-19(2): Education
- Question 969-19(2): Labour Market Supplement
- Question 970-19(2): Russian Plane Landed at Yellowknife Airport
- Question 971-19(2): Indigenous Recruitment and Retention
- Question 972-19(2): Tourism
- Tabled Document 582-19(2): Northwest Territories Integrity Commissioner Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly for 2021
- Tabled Document 583-19(2): Territorial By-Election 2022 Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh Official Voting Results
- Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Report Of Committee Of The Whole
- Orders Of The Day
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. So the benefit levels are supposed to pay for 80 percent of the cost of going to school in Edmonton. And that was in 2015, I believe, it was 80 percent. So you know, with the review, we're going to look at what the levels are now and what it would cost to -- you know, to support students at different levels. But, you know, we also have programs for when students do return. So if you did get a repayable loan, you can qualify for the northern bonus which is a -- I believe $2,000 a year for every year that you are living back in the territory. So you can get $10,000 knocked off your loan, as I did over the last five years, and I just recently got my last payment of $2,000. So I highly recommend that program. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Members, noting the clock, committee members, I will now rise and report progress.
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
May I please have the Report of Committee of the Whole. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bills 23, 29, 38; Minister's Statement 202-19(2); Tabled Document 561, 567, 578, and 579, and would like to report progress and, Mr. Speaker, I move that Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Do I have a seconder? Member for Yellowknife North. All in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Orders of the day, Mr. Clerk.
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Deputy Clerk Of The House Mr. Glen Rutland
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, 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 the Commissioner's Address
- Petitions
- Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
- Reports of Standing and Special Committees
- Tabling of Documents
- Notices of Motions
- Motions
- Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills
- First Reading of Bills
- Second Reading of Bills
- Consideration in Committee of the Whole of 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
- Minister's Statement 202-19(2), Annual Status Report on the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2019-2023
- Tabled Document 561-19(2), 2022-2023 Main Estimates
- Tabled Document 567-19(2), Annual Status Report - 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, February 2021-January 2022 of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2019-2023
- Tabled Document 578-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2021-2022
- Tabled Document 579-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2021-2022
- Report of Committee of the Whole
- Third Reading of Bills
- Orders of the Day
Orders Of The Day
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The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.
---ADJOURNMENT
The House adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
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