Mobility Access  Can the Department of Justice let me know how they categorize urgent and non-urgent cases when assigning Legal Aid?

Mobility Access  Can the Minister tell me: how will the department ensure that the region's needs are met now that these services have been centralized back to Yellowknife and we have vacancies?

Mobility Access  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Justice. We are going back to my Member's statement. Can the Minister tell me: have the two vacancies at the Legal Aid Commission been filled, and, if not, where is the department currently in filling these positions? T

Commissioner's Opening Address  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to talk about legal aid. In 2016, it was decided by the government at the time that budget cuts needed to happen, according to a CBC article that I found, which stated: "The budget proposes closing the town's legal aid office, which specialize

Question 25-19(1): Housing Needs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am happy to hear that because it kind of leads into my next question. Will the Minister again commit and be bold and lead her department with working with Indigenous groups to lobby the federal government to supply appropriate, long-term, sustainable fun

Question 25-19(1): Housing Needs  Mr. Speaker, will the Minister commit to being bold and lead her department to try and find new ways to increase the total number of housing units and get people off these waiting lists and into actual housing?

Question 25-19(1): Housing Needs  Mr. Speaker, what changes to the GNWT housing strategic or plan that they currently have is the Minister looking at to deal with this issue as the current strategy plan clearly is not working to improve the housing situation? As the study has shown, it has gone backwards in the l

Question 25-19(1): Housing Needs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As mentioned in my Member's statement, my questions today are for the Minister of Housing. The housing situation and supply in the NWT is getting worse. How is the department planning on dealing with our housing situation that is on the records of getting

Need for Adequate and Affordable Housing  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As you are aware, housing is a basic necessity that everyone needs, especially here in the North, where temperatures swing dramatically. Recently, we received the NWT Bureau of Statistics 2019 Housing Indicators Community Survey. Shortly after that, CBC re

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize my niece, Alexis McLeod, who actually is a resident of Yellowknife, and one of my relatives, Jennifer Mager. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Report Of Committee Of The Whole  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, and Tabled Document 5-19(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization) No. 3, 2019-2020, and would like to r

Committee Motion 1-19(1): Tabled Document 5-19(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization) No. 3, 2019-2020, Carried  Thank you. I will rise and report progress. Anybody opposed to rising and reporting progress? No, okay. ...

Committee Motion 1-19(1): Tabled Document 5-19(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization) No. 3, 2019-2020, Carried  Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. ---Carried Tabled Document 5-19 will be reported as ready for consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. What is the will of committee? Mr. Norn.

Committee Motion 1-19(1): Tabled Document 5-19(1), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization) No. 3, 2019-2020, Carried  The motion is in order. To the motion.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.