Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories complete Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action No. 21 and secure substantive federal funding for Northwest Territories Indigenous healing centre to support Indigenous individuals who have been harmed and/or traumatized by the Indian Residential School system, Sixties Scoop, and other acts of colonization. Thank you, Madam Chair

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Health and Social Services expedite the application approval and reporting requirement process of the On the Land Healing Fund to uphold Indigenous governments and organizations self-determination and ensure allocation of annual funds. Thank you, Madam Chair.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories take an all-of-government approach to providing sustainable multi-year funding for emergency shelters, transitional housing with wraparound sobriety and mental health supports and supported living housing with managed alcohol and harm reduction programs. Thank you, Madam Chair.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Great Slave.

I'll keep it short. I just wanted to say that we have seen examples of these types of programs working, the women's society doing the Spruce Bough program, the YWCA. I'm so excited for their family centre to finally be open again, which will then replicate some of what was lost during the Rockhill fire, which really the model we want to see, is that people don't need to travel to get services; they can help each other out; there's supports and education pieces right in the building that they're living in. It's just wonderful, the things that they can do. And so I think, again, the multi-year piece is very important for that peace of mind for these NGOs that they can continue. I am aware that at times NGOs have not been on RFP -- or RFPs that have come out from the government because they're not sure that the rest of their programming is going to be sustainable or funded for the next year so they can't take the risk on taking on more work in the event that it doesn't -- that their current funding doesn't pan out again. So I can't say enough for how important this type of infrastructure is. Thank you.

Thank you. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that Housing Northwest Territories work with Indigenous governments and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to establish an Indigenous housing fund that will provide Indigenous governments and/or Indigenous non-governmental organizations financial support to purchase, operate, and manage housing aimed at Indigenous individuals and families. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories work with Indigenous governments, architects, engineers, and other professionals to develop a suite of Indigenous-led climate change responsive designs for emergency shelters, transitional housing, affordable housing, housing for seniors, and housing for those with disabilities. Thank you, Madam Chair.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Great Slave.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This one speaks to me clearly, reference to engineering. One of the things that was shown in the past was that as more women entered the field of engineering, design and such changed to then accommodate things that women thought of that were needed in areas that had not been before, and one of those is the examples is having a mirror in the driver's side panel that flips down. Before it was always on the passenger side with the assumptions that women were always the ones as passengers. And so as you have more people of a diverse nature being involved in different professions, you see those professions change and evolve and become more inclusive of society. You know, until I'm sure somebody with a disability came into an organization, people didn't really think about the fact that, you know, they couldn't walk up those stairs or that curb was prohibitive. And I think the same thing is here. And as an engineer who operated not in the building sciences but in the North, you know, it never occurred to me things like that there was a need for a utilities-style room in which to dry food, to make dry meat, things like that. I would never know that coming into a -- and most of my colleagues would not either. And so I think there's a real unique opportunity here for people to, you know, really do some creative and innovative design. And all it really takes, I think -- because engineers, we're nerds. We like to do things neat and fun and cool and we're very open to listening to a lot of different things and inputs because that's how we optimize our designs and our projects. So to me this is really cool because I think we could end up having these really innovative-type communities where, you know, even the circle and having the communal centre in the middle and then having smaller -- you know, the houses around, having that utility room. Even something such as some of the cooking that's done by Indigenous people, as my colleague explained, produces more condensation inside the apartment because there's a lot more of boiling and things going on and such. And I don't think that's something that your average southern, you know, non-Indigenous engineer, architect or whatever, is going to think of when it comes time to buildings. So I think this is such a neat thing and a really great way that, you know -- to ensure that the money and projects that we are spending and developing will then actually work for our people and stop imposing sort of these southern ideas on it. So I'm excited for this one, and I really support it. Thank you.

Thank you. To the motion. Member for Kam Lake.

Question.