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  • His favourite word was land.
Historical Information Louis Sebert is no longer a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Last in the Legislative Assembly September 2019, as MLA for Thebacha

Lost his last election, in 2019, with 6% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Question 183-18(2): RCMP Service In Wrigley June 6th, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I'm not entirely sure I understood the question. I know that the RCMP, apart from the places where they have detachments, do patrols into all of the communities where there are no detachments. I don't know if they'd be posted in advance. That would kind of defeat the purpose, I think, of having that sort of activity. I'm not being facetious; I am trying to answer the question. I'm not entirely sure that I entirely understood the question, Mr. Speaker.

Question 178-18(2): Establishing An Office Of The Ombudsman June 6th, 2016

Well, of course part of that will be determined by our discussions this summer, and of course, I will keep the House apprised. We will keep the House apprised as the legislation moves forward. We are hoping to look at a series of options in the summer, choose the best option, and that would be reflected in the legislation that we will bring to this House. Thank you.

Question 178-18(2): Establishing An Office Of The Ombudsman June 6th, 2016

Yes. There was a draft proposal which was prepared in the last Assembly which I had the opportunity of reading, but I believe that the first step would be for us all to decide which model we wish to follow, and at that point, legislation will be brought forward.

As I mentioned earlier, there are many different models. There is the Quebec model for one, which is a very extensive, expensive model, and others that are more limited. The cost has been found to be between perhaps half a million dollars at the minimum and multi-millions of dollars at the maximum. It's to be determined whether we will follow the model, and I haven't reviewed that draft piece of legislation lately, but that is perhaps one of the models that we may follow, but that is yet to be determined. Thank you.

Question 178-18(2): Establishing An Office Of The Ombudsman June 6th, 2016

I am pleased to do so, Mr. Speaker. There is work underway to develop materials to support a discussion by the caucus. We are having a summer meeting where this is one of the issues that is to be discussed, so we are exploring options. There are many different models in Canada. As the Member quite correctly pointed out, there are nine provinces, all of them except Prince Edward Island, I think, and the Yukon that have developed this position. However, the position is different in every jurisdiction. We need to look at options and decide which models we wish to follow. Thank you.

Question 178-18(2): Establishing An Office Of The Ombudsman June 6th, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This government is committed to fulfilling the priorities developed by the 18thAssembly, including exploring options for the creation of the position of ombudsman. The Department of the Executive and the Department of Justice are working together to develop options for the establishment of this position. Thank you.

Tabled Document 54-18(2): NWT Office Of The Regulator Of Oil And Gas Operations Annual Report, 2015‑2016 June 2nd, 2016

Yes, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled NWT Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations Annual Report 2015-16. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 160-18(2): Colville Lake Solar Power Pilot Project June 2nd, 2016

The prime objective of the Power Corporation is to supply customers with safe, reliable, cost-effective energy. As part of this, we are rolling out other projects that will assist in us arriving at that end. So I will say, though, at least initially, that often solar projects are quite expensive and do not result in an immediate reduction in the amounts that people see at the end-of-month bills. But there are other benefits to solar. It reduces the emissions that go into the atmosphere. So, again, the Power Corporation is intent on delivering power, whether it's diesel or other means, at the cheapest possible price that we can, and hopefully we will be able to pass benefits on to the ultimate customers. I don't see that reflected in bills in the immediate future. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 160-18(2): Colville Lake Solar Power Pilot Project June 2nd, 2016

We are, of course, as I mentioned previously looking at replacing diesel so that we are looking at the thermal communities. I could perhaps undertake to provide a list of communities that we're looking at in the future. I don't have that list in front of me now.

Question 160-18(2): Colville Lake Solar Power Pilot Project June 2nd, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I was very pleased to attend with the Premier, several weeks ago, and other staff from the Power Corporation and government officials, at the opening of the solar battery diesel plant, grand opening, official opening, in Colville Lake. There is a Solar Energy Strategy that the Government rolled out in 2012, I believe, and so we are committed to looking at other projects. It appears that there will always be a need, obviously, in view of where we live to have a combination of supplies, if I can put it that way, of perhaps diesel, or including diesel, but we wish to, in particular, look at the diesel communities and hopefully replace them with solar alternatives to as high an extent as we can.

There are expenses involved. The plant in Colville Lake was not cheap, but it also built capacity for the Power Corporation going forward.

Condolences On The Passing Of Jimmy Schaefer June 2nd, 2016

I would like to send condolences to the family of the late Jimmy Schaefer of Fort Smith who passed away last evening. Mr. Schaefer was a former chief of the Salt River First Nation and instrumental in some of their treaty negotiations, was a long-time resident of the community, and related to many throughout the North including his nephew and our colleague, Minister Schumann. Mr. Schaefer enjoyed a long and useful life. He will be missed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.