Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories, for the purpose of capacity building, make it a standard policy to ensure that an Indigenous person consistently occupies at least one assistant deputy minister position within all departments; consistently staffs all regional supervisor positions with Indigenous employees; promotes and requires, where possible, that all public boards and agencies have a minimum level of Indigenous representation within the overall makeup of their board of directors; requires, where possible, for agencies to invest in hiring Indigenous employees and follow the Affirmative Action Policy. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 454-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Capacity Building, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 2023. See this topic in context.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion. MLA for Inuvik Twin Lakes.
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you. We've just seen this in the lands -- or environment and climate change. They've targeted a position, a regional ADM position that is -- it gives the room for somebody in the region to -- an Indigenous person to grow into an ADM position, which gives them that experience. And I think the thing is that in the government, sometimes the Indigenous people are left to the side because all of the positions are in Yellowknife and not necessarily are they known and their experience is known to move up into these roles. So this is where -- you know, this might not happen overnight. But this is -- this is a plan. This is a goal. And this is a motion. So we're asking it to be looked at seriously, that this can be done, so we can see more Indigenous people in our senior management. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
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MLA YK North.