Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yeah, I support the bill. You know, knowing how hard and the efforts that frontline workers and those that support them are -- you know, the effort that they're putting in to fighting this fire, not only in Hay River but throughout the territories. You know, to reach their goals, they need equipment, you know, they need supplies and that, and that all takes money, and then -- and we have to provide that to them so that they have what they need in a timely manner. I know I did send a letter to -- or an email to the Premier and, you know, and asked for more money be given to those that -- those evacuees that went out on their own and I said, you know, if it -- if they weren't going to give them anything, then, you know, I would not support this bill and I would try and convince others not to support it as well. But some money did go to the evacuees. Not as much I would have liked to have seen, and I'm hoping that, you know, the Premier and Cabinet can hopefully encourage, you know, the federal government to step up and to provide some additional dollars to the people who did evacuate on their own and took that initiative, so. But knowing, you know -- knowing the work and -- that's going on in Hay River especially and, you negotiation how delicate it is there in these last few days, the fire so close to town, you know, I've got to support this bill and make sure that -- or this appropriation bill and make sure that, you know, the firefighters and the department has the money it needs to win the battle. Thank you.
Rocky Simpson on Bill 99: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) No. 2, 2023-2024, Carried
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Bill 99: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) No. 2, 2023-2024, Carried
Second Reading Of Bills
August 28th, 2023
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