Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for the Sahtu, that, pursuant to Rule 3.5, that the ordinary business of the House be set aside to discuss a matter of urgent public importance requiring immediate consideration; namely, the humanitarian crisis in the Sahtu, specifically in the town of Norman Wells, where the town council has unanimously declared a local state of emergency on October 15th, 2024. The people of the Sahtu urgently require an indication of the kind of short-term and long-term strategies that the Government of the Northwest Territories will employ to ensure that necessary support is provided to residents and businesses and is of territorial significance as local authorities do not have the resources required to provide the required humanitarian relief to the residents of the Sahtu. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Kieron Testart on Motion 40-20(1): Emergency Debate on Norman Wells State of Emergency Declaration, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on October 17th, 2024. See this statement in context.
Motion 40-20(1): Emergency Debate on Norman Wells State of Emergency Declaration, Carried
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October 17th, 2024
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