Bob Bromley

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Crucial Fact

  • His favourite word was know.
Historical Information Bob Bromley is no longer a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Last in the Legislative Assembly November 2015, as MLA for Weledeh

Won his last election, in 2011, with 89% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Motion 48-17(5): Northwest Territories Disabilities Services September 30th, 2015

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, October 5, 2015, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded

by

the

honourable

Member

for Deh Cho, that the

government

work

with

the Northwest Territories Disabilities Council and community councils to assess the reasons for the failure to implement the action plan formulated in 2008;

And further, that the government work with the Disabilities Council to propose the best way to actively move forward with a Disabilities Action Plan;

And furthermore, that the government produce a response for consideration by the House by June of 2016.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Tabled Document 323-17(5): Article From NWT Literacy Council On Universal Child Care September 30th, 2015

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to

table an article, entitled “Universal Child Care Study Highlights Benefits” from the NWT Literacy Council newsletter September 30, 2015. Mahsi.

Question 908-17(5): Hearing Aids For Children September 30th, 2015

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wouldn’t

doubt they are listening, and the most important question will be, when will this happen? When will this be in place? Mahsi.

Question 908-17(5): Hearing Aids For Children September 30th, 2015

This is a small number of people, and to those involved, it’s extremely important, as the Minister knows.

This week I had a communication with an audiology professional, one of our staff, who said “In the grand scheme of things, it seems so insignificant, but when you are working with these parents and having to look them in the eyes and tell them their child has a hearing

impairment and it’s going to cost $2,465, the

cost of a pair of hearing aids and ear molds, to give them access to sound, well, it’s a difficult place to be in as a professional and I imagine as a family too. And there is simply no reason why we aren’t sup

porting these babies and kids.”

So again, I really appreciate the Minister’s action on this and I would ask how soon will you be able to let the front-

line staff know that there’s hope on the

immediate horizon and they can start talking to families. Mahsi.

Question 908-17(5): Hearing Aids For Children September 30th, 2015

Thanks to the Minister. That’s

great news, great news indeed, and I hope the word can get out to families that this is relevant to very soon.

The estimate for the annual cost in 2012, as the Minister knows, was pretty modest. Has he had a chance to update that and is there an explanation of the differences that are anticipated? Mahsi.

Question 908-17(5): Hearing Aids For Children September 30th, 2015

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are in follow up to my statement yesterday on the need for hearing aids for all young children in the Northwest Territories for the Minister of Health. Currently, not all NWT children are able to access any programs to cover the costs of the hearing aids crucial to their development. Although the GNWT sees fit to support the early identification of children with hearing loss, they do not provide all children with the intervention they require in order to succeed.

I’d like to ask the Minister, what is the status of action to address this gap? Mahsi.

Question 898-17(5): Comprehensive GNWT Agriculture Policy September 30th, 2015

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again amazing context here between what’s real now on the ground and able to give us dividends versus the theoretical fossil fuel pursuit that gives us nothing. Given the need to diversify our economies and lessen reliance on boom and bust industries like that, our need for local sustainable jobs and food security, when will such a policy be in place? Mahsi.

Question 898-17(5): Comprehensive GNWT Agriculture Policy September 30th, 2015

Thanks to the Minister. Agriculture policy is important to the future of sustainable local economies and food security for the communities in the North. If our people are to achieve the optimum level of self-sufficiency, the Economic Strategy must contain a comprehensive agricultural policy.

Is this promised agricultural policy a priority for this government given we are just hearing What We Heard and not a policy or is this another case of this government paying lip service to the sustainable localized economic development communities require while pursuing fossil fuel which should remain in the ground, for example? Mahsi.

Question 898-17(5): Comprehensive GNWT Agriculture Policy September 30th, 2015

That’s good news. In the absence

of a logical strategy, people have been pursing agriculture on their own, wrestling with volatile and inconsistent support and often barriers from this government. They have a lot of experience to share and they are hoping the government will actually hear them.

What consultative process is the Minister engaged in or was the Minister engaged in to hear from the

people regarding a comprehensive NWT agricultural policy? Mahsi.

Question 898-17(5): Comprehensive GNWT Agriculture Policy September 30th, 2015

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for Minister Ramsay today. I scanned the list of documents to be tabled this session, but I was disappointed not to see the promised Agriculture

Strategy listed. We haven’t even had a

whiff of a draft, in spite of it being promised by the end of this summer, long past.

This strategy, an intended action plan, has been called for by the citizens of the Northwest Territories for decades. With only days effectively left to deal with this, can the Minister tell me when we can expect to see a draft of this long-awaited strategy? Mahsi.