Debates of Feb. 24th, 2026

This is page numbers 3345 - 3406 of the Hansard for the 20th Assembly, 1st Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was know.

Topics

Oral Questions
Members Present
Prayer Or Reflection
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Health Recruitment Unit
2024-2025 Annual Report on the Northwest Territories Emergency Management System
Indigenous Languages Month
Coordinating Access to Disabilities Support Programs
Child and Youth Advocate
Dempster Highway
Internal Trade Barriers
Peer Group Placement in Schools
Action Plan for United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act
Vets Without Borders
Private Contract Paramedics
Child and Family Services
Elimination of Northwest Territories Payroll Tax to Reduce High Cost of Living
Celebration of Life for Christine Holman
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Return to Oral Question 967-20(1): Medical Travel Policy and Ministerial Exemptions
Cost of Living
Child and Youth Advocate
Dempster Highway
Disability Support Program Access
Veterinarians Without Borders
Contracted Private Paramedics
Inernal Trade Barriers
Peer Group Placement in Schools
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act Action Plan
Child and Family Services
Supreme Court Justices
Paramedics
Integrated Service Delivery Disabilities Support Program Pathfinders
Northwest Territories Nominee Program Criteria
Follow-up to Oral Question 928-20(1): Radon Testing, Exposure and Mitigation in the Northwest Territories
Follow-up to Oral Question 988-20(1): Air Ambulance Contract
Written Question 32-20(1): Medical Travel Costs, Budget Pressures, and Travel Volumes
Written Question 33-20(1): Medical Travel Delays and Coordination
Written Question 34-20(1): Medical Travel Escort Policies, Eligibility and Appeals
Tabled Document 473-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 27-20(1): Report on Bill 23: An Act to Amend the Children's Law Act & Bill 24: An Act to Amend the Family Law Act Tabled Document 474-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 28-20(1): Report on Bill 27: An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act Tabled Document 475-20(1): Waste Reduction and Recovery Program 2024-2025 Annual Report
Tabled Document 476-20(1): Northwest Territories Emergency Management System Annual Report 2025
Tabled Document 477-20(1): Tlego'hli Got'ine Final Self Government Agreement Act Tabled Document 478-20(1): Statement of Consistency for Bill 42, Tlego'hli Got'ine Final Self Government Agreement Act
Tabled Document 479-20(1): Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Response to Committee Report 31-20(1): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Northwest Territories Office of the Ombud and the 2024-2025 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner
Establishment of an Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
Bill 42: Tlego'hli Got'ine Final Self Government Agreement Act
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Orders Of The Day

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Please turn to page 2 of the bill. Clause 6, does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Clause 7, does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Clause 8, does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Clause 9, does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Clause 10, does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Clause 11, does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Returning to the bill's number and title. Bill 35, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2026, does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

To the bill as a whole, does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Does committee agree that Bill 35, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2026, is now ready for third reading? Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you, committee. Does the committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 35, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2026? Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you, Minister, and thank you to the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the chamber.

Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 448-20(1), 2026-2027 Main Estimates. We will now consider the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Does the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment wish to bring witnesses into the House?

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Caitlin Cleveland

Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake

Yes, please.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the chambers.

Okay, would the Minister please introduce her witnesses.