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  • His favourite word was cho.
Historical Information Steve Norn is no longer a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Last in the Legislative Assembly November 2021, as MLA for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Lost his last election, a byelection in 2022.

Statements in the House

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 4th, 2021

If somebody is struggling in this area, when can they start to apply to a program such as this? Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 4th, 2021

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for that response. It's nice to hear there is the concern for some of our companies, our tour operators. I mentioned in my budget address that my biggest fear right now is that the direction we are going is, at some point, we are going to have to have a triage, and I really don't want to be put in the position, with my colleagues here, to have to pick and choose which companies and tour operators, et cetera, get to stay afloat and who doesn't. I really hope that we can get ahead of that. My next question is: I heard the Community Futures Regional Relief and Recovery Fund. Can the Minister just briefly describe what that fund is?

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 4th, 2021

Just kind of going down this line of questioning, if I was a struggling tour operator right now, in these line items, what programs are available? If you're a struggling tourism operator, what programs can I access within ITI? Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 4th, 2021

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just looking at page 211 and some of the various line items. In the last while, a lot of tourism operators took hits, I think, everywhere. It was a struggle to give people, like our tour operators and companies, assistance and try to help them weather out this storm, per se. I just wanted to ask the question for the Minister: how close their relationship is with CIRNAC to find out how funding is flowing to help out our tour operators in the NWT? Thank you.

Committee Motion 83-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Justice - Deferral of Department (page 271), Carried March 3rd, 2021

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. I move that the Chair rise and report progress.

Committee Motion 83-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Justice - Deferral of Department (page 271), Carried March 3rd, 2021

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the estimates for the Department of Justice at this time. Marsi cho, Madam Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 3rd, 2021

Thank you. That's good to know. 2032, hopefully, by then, some of our land claims agreements are settled upon. It would be nice to see down the road where we could see some of our own police forces come down the road, and we actually could start having those discussions. I thought I would just leave it at that. I have no further questions. Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 3rd, 2021

Thank you for that. That's good to know. Like any other agreement, it sounds like there is a contract involved, probably a tripartite. What is the commitment from the GNWT and the other parties? Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 3rd, 2021

Thank you, Madam Chair. Looking at page 292, Territorial Police Services Agreement, can the Minister just describe what this line item is and how much of this line item is contributions from the federal government? Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 3rd, 2021

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes. Thank you again for that response. I will just leave this with a comment. In our committees, we say our morning prayers and stuff. I always say we should say prayers for people, our staff, and our public servants who put themselves in harm's way. This is one of them. I have done it myself. It's a dangerous job, and people just do not realize corrections does not stop. It's a 24/7 operation. You always have to be alert. You always have to be in it all the time. Like I said, like my colleague from Thebacha said, you have to look out for each other and work as a team. I think this is one of those ones that do that. Again, good job, and I wanted to say I am thankful for those guys, for that crew. Like I said, I have been there before. I am going to leave that as a comment. Thank you.