Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you. That was good to hear. I mentioned in my Member's statement earlier that there are a lot of service gaps, and we try to make sure that we are always keeping on top of it and making sure that we don't have vacancies for extended periods of time bec

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just looking at page 180 on Child and Family Services, just in regards to my riding, I know that social workers, child protection workers, have a very, very tough job. I commend those guys because I understand there are very high turnover rates on that just

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 286-19(2), Main Estimates 2021-2022, Department of Health and Social Services. Marsi cho, Mr. Chair.

Tabled Document 327-19(2): Article from International Journal of Indigenous Health - Urban Land-Based Healing: A Northern Intervention Strategy  Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table this article from the International Journal of Indigenous Health entitled "Urban Land-Based Healing: A Northern Intervention Strategy." Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker.

Question 602-19(2): Response to Medical Emergencies in Small Communities  I'm starting to get a little better, clearer picture right now. Maybe when I have time, maybe I will have some more questions for our Minister of MACA, but maybe I'm hoping the Minister could probably help, maybe answer, and shed some more light on this. Is the Minister able to a

Question 602-19(2): Response to Medical Emergencies in Small Communities  Yes, thank you very much for that. I'd like to take a look at that document. I think it's important that we have open lines communications with our small communities and our service on how we deal with these calls. Like I said, I want to make sure that our residents get as much a

Question 602-19(2): Response to Medical Emergencies in Small Communities  Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Going back to my Member's statement about medical emergencies in small communities. It is a really growing concern. A lot of these times when our government workers have a way of doing the work, there is usually a written procedure or some sort of directiv

Medical Nursing Staff Response to Community Emergencies  Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I want to talk about a serious procedural loophole within the Department of Health and Social Services that I believe is endangering many Northerners in our small communities. That, Mr. Speaker, is that many medical nursing staff in our communities are pro

Question 578-19(2): Mental Health  Can the Minister advise what barriers people with criminal records face when seeking government employment and how can they overcome these barriers?

Question 578-19(2): Mental Health  Thank you for that. My next question is: has the Minister's department ever looked into an assessment process for applicants with criminal records?

Question 578-19(2): Mental Health  Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Just to refer back to my Member's statement on hiring practices in the GNWT, I had a question for the Minister of Finance. First question: can the Minister provide us with any statistics on the number of individuals in the NWT who are screened out because

Mental Health  Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I just want to acknowledge Pink Shirt Day. I'm glad to see we're all wearing pink today and talk about mental health a little bit. I want to say that kindness, love, and support must shine through to fight these issues. I just heard a couple of my colleagu

Committee Motion 78-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Municipal and Community Affairs - Deferral of Department, Carried  Madam Chair, I move that we rise and report progress.

Committee Motion 78-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Municipal and Community Affairs - Deferral of Department, Carried  Thank you. I had my hand up there. I thought you forgot about me. Madam Chair, I move that this committee defer further consideration of the estimates for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. Let's hope we don't pay that money back and try to use whatever we can because we could use all the help we can get. I'm going down that list again. We see things like connectivity and broadband. That's an issue in a lot of our small communities. We talk a