Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Tabled Document 1-18(2), Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019 be amended on page 25 by deleting the words, “Developing an action plan for expanded palliative care services,” and inserting the words, “Developing and implementing an action plan for expanded palliative care services.” Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will be supporting this motion here, and I’ll share some information just to justify, as my previous speakers mentioned. In the speech that I said last week, in Norman Wells, at the current situation, I met two families. The man is bringing home the paycheques and the wife was working, and she can't work now because they can't find daycare services or homecare services. There’s two families right there who lost out on market paycheques coming in. We also had a daycare centre, and for whatever reason, it's not open. But at the current moment, it is a nice building. As I mentioned last week as well, it's a community initiative, well built, well put together, lots of toys inside for the kids, and so on. but it sits there dormant right now, just collecting snow, waiting for this motion to get active so we can reopen the doors. For those experiences and thoughts that I went to the houses on, and there are many others in the other communities as well across the NWT where spouses are experiencing that. For those reasons and other reasons, I will support the motion. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I await that information if it does come, and my next question, the final question, is: Can we receive a current progress briefing on that particular project?

My second question is: Knowing the terrain and geography north of Fort Good Hope, it's very remote, it's only accessible by remote equipment including sleigh camps, so the logistics and scheduling is very challenging, and I'm wondering, in my question, if that section between Tsiigehtchic and Fort Good Hope is going to be completed as well.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I want to address my issue to the Minister of Finance on the project for the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link Project. The question I have is this Mackenzie Valley Fire Project is a P3 project of this government scheduled for completion this coming June 2016 during the 2013-14 procurement process, during that fiscal year. As you know, the completions during that period was slated for June 2016, which is only four months away and we're entering into the closure of the winter season, and my question to the Minister is: Are were going to be completed as per the procurement schedule of June 2016.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll make a few comments on the anti-bullying day, the Pink Shirt Day. I’ll share some thoughts with you on anti-bullying. Having survived the residential school system and growing up in Inuvik here, you only could imagine the bullying that went on going to school in a multicultural environment institution at that time, and the society levels at that time, on progression in all areas. The anti-bullying, for me, has progressed, and I can assure you, viewing our youth out in the Great Hall, and I also commend the Minister on his statements of assurances provided to the youth. I only could imagine in standing there viewing at that age at that time back in the residential school environment. I can guarantee you, we have come a long way as the society of the Northwest Territories. I end that now, and I have another statement later to get to my Member’s statement on the issue I want to bring forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Chair, I also support this motion and want to share some of the experiences. As you know, the Sahtu region is remote. It is only accessible in the wintertime. It is only accessible by cold weather travel over compacted snow. This system, North Wrigley, totals 765 kilometres, and you can imagine yourself isolated without access. In most cases, the average traveler doesn't have cell communication, because they can't afford a cell package or a satellite package, so we’ve had numerous close calls, close instances, and even some cases where tragic death has occurred. These shelters do play a vital support to the travellers in case of an accident or incident with the vehicles, and it has happened. You can imagine yourself in this remote area travelling and encountering motor problems. You will be very happy to know that you just passed a shelter and you can walk back to that shelter and get heat and comfort. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

My next question is really, probably not appropriate, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Considering we've got no project, so I suppose we're going to think about asking this question and hopefully the Minister will respond. Is there some preliminary resource dollars for a project introductory or a stakeholders' introductory meeting between his department and the hamlet leadership?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Transportation in regards to the Bear River Bridge, a 470-metre span structure crossing the Great Bear River-Tulita junction. The leadership in Tulita -- the chief, mayor, and councillors -- recently concluded their meetings in support and preparation for this and they would like to undertake discussions to engage with the Minister and the department on a project-readiness approach. My question to the Minister is let's take advantage of that energy. Let's look at the need for it. It would also create confidence in the outside investors, as well as giving this one of five communities in the Sahtu better access to granular, which is on the north side of the Bear River. My question to the Minister is if he's willing to move towards setting up a 50/50 combination approach for a bridge committee. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.