Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've heard others say that this is not the time for this conversation in the middle of an emergency. However, I would completely disagree with that statement. This is exactly the time now to bring the Indigenous governments in and use them to bring their people home. They know who their people are. They're looking for them themselves. So bringing them in as soon as possible would actually avoid more catastrophe down south that we're hearing about as Regular Members. I understand that Cabinet is very busy, so perhaps they haven't had the time to really delve into the stories that are happening in the south. However, I have numerous advocates, shelters, others in Alberta that are reaching out to me to tell me their stories, people that need food, people that need money, people that need gas. So this conversation needs to happen immediately with the Indigenous governments and, really, and I'm quite surprised that this is not at the forefront of everyone on this Assembly's mind given the fact that we have all spoken about the need to collaborate with Indigenous governments. They can bring their people home better, safer. They know who they are, and HSS and others are not tracking that properly. We've seen that. Everybody thought the registration was their ticket out of here, and I had to tell numerous people that registering for that number with the GNWT was doing nothing for them as far as leaving town. So it was a second layer of bureaucracy. Bureaucracy is what marks this government. We have a red tape working group as a result of it. Put the power in Indigenous people's hands, give them the power to bring their people home now. Thank you.
Katrina Nokleby on Motion 83-19(2): Emergency Debate on Government of the Northwest Territories Response to End the Current Wildfire Emergency, Out of Order
In the Legislative Assembly on August 28th, 2023. See this statement in context.
Motion 83-19(2): Emergency Debate on Government of the Northwest Territories Response to End the Current Wildfire Emergency, Out of Order
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