Ms. Morgan's Reply   and be competitive. That includes ensuring housing availability for workers. It also means changing the way we structure our contracts, using our procurement power to help incubate northern solutions and innovations. The big picture of the economy basically comes down to what can we offer

Motion 25-20(1): Referral of Tabled Document 67-20(1): Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories 2023 to 2027, to Committee of the Whole, Carried   there with the business plans. I am going to speak to the economy -- it's amazing how quickly we run out of time here. Speaking to the economy, I think the one that I want to speak to the most here is growing and enhancing the northern workforce by investing in skill development and attracting

Committee Motion 9-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Health and Social Services, Carried  . The government needs to help stimulate the economy in all our regions. We need something in our regions. So that's what I'm going to say about that. And also language -- an ADM for languages, I'm not sure how that's going to work, you know, but the Minister obviously knows what will happen

Committee Motion 6-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Legal Aid Services - Justice, Carried  Thank you. Thank you for the response from the Premier as well. Is there any correlated data between the strength of the economy and the increased rates of crime? And by that, I mean we've seen a dip in economic activity since the pandemic and also an increase in crime. So

Reply 4-20(1): Mr. Rodgers   facilities to assist those dealing with trauma, they're building community infrastructure to protect our most vulnerable, and driving the economy with gas projects that will create employment and curtail the high costs of living. They are doing this with or without GNWT, Mr. Speaker

Member's Statement 225-20(1): Income Assistance - Food Security  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in order for people to live financially independent from the government, there needs to be local economic opportunities. There needs to be business activity and a local economy in order for people to earn wages and prosper. When there's

Reply 3-20(1): Mrs. Yakeleya   in small communities in this budget. I would like to see more emphasis on building the economy in small communities. The Small Community Employment Program is a program that gives people in small communities a job, it stimulates our local economy, it keeps people busy. This program

Mrs. Weyallon Armstong's Reply   know what this upcoming fire season will bring. The GNWT needs to meaningfully support local economic development. We need to grow our local economy to build local resilience. The government should be putting money towards actions that will improve the lives of residents in small

Minister's Statement 32-20(1): Mandate of the 20th Legislative Assembly   that residents are feeling the pressure when paying their rent or mortgage, groceries, heat, power, gas, and all the other necessities of life. Thanks to the hard work of countless entrepreneurs, the NWT has a diversified economy: Tourism Manufacturing Construction Professional Services

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters   to have. I think also it's worth noting that a lot of these projects kind of have a very long timeline ahead of them. And we have mines -- you know, the closure of mines is coming in less than two years. I mean, we -- the downturn in the economy is coming quickly, and I think it's fair

Committee Motion 6-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Legal Aid Services - Justice, Carried  Thank you. When there's an influx of money, you can see an influx of crime. When there is an economic collapse, you can see an influx of crime. And so there's correlations in many different ways. I don't think we've seen the dramatic shifts in our economy that we would -- we

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters   are also working on the UNDRIP Implementation Act action plan. And I expect that there would be economic aspects identified in there. We are working with the Council of Leaders and the economy has been flagged as one of the major issues that the Indigenous governments want to address

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters   to benefit our NWT economy in any meaningful way. I think I would also like to emphasize I would like to see us start by looking at the communications functional review that we're doing and finding ways to make sure that we're improving the content of our communications before we focus

Member's Statement 209-20(1): Accessibility Standards  , it also has real impacts on our economy and social fabric when persons living with disabilities leave the territory because accessibility is better in other jurisdictions. At a time when we are trying to attract residents to move here and stay, this is one more thing we can do to help

Question 205-20(1): Climate Change   and energy action plans. ECC is also the lead on climate change and is using a coordinated interdepartmental approach with priorities that include transitioning to a lower carbon economy and privy climate knowledge in the North and building resilience while adapting to the impacts