Question 1363-19(2): Northwest Territories Seniors' Housing Strategy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The disaster assistance policy is linked to federal programming and financial funding through the federal government. We don't necessarily have that policy within housing. And I don't know what the impacts would be -- I would have to work with my colleague

Question 1363-19(2): Northwest Territories Seniors' Housing Strategy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And before any pilot project, I would like to conduct an analysis throughout the Northwest Territories and specifically on seniors as well. And I do also appreciate the Member that providing, I think she gave me the number to this House, there's 2600 I wan

Question 1363-19(2): Northwest Territories Seniors' Housing Strategy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I do agree with the Member, that we need to start looking at rental rates separately calculated for seniors throughout the Northwest Territories. Right now we are looking at our policy changes but this is not an ongoing, but I would like to take a look

Question 1363-19(2): Northwest Territories Seniors' Housing Strategy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The strategy that we had completed is for all the people throughout the Northwest Territories recognizing areas of improvement that we need to increase our services, increase our communication, and be really working with our partners throughout the territo

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd also like to recognize the patient advocates as well too and just recognizing the Indigenous hire, and it's a much-needed service that is required here in the Northwest Territories. Also to recognize Fraser Lennie and Denise Riddous Voudrach who do hav

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll follow up with the Member.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. And I just wanted to comment that engagement it needs to be done within the lifetime of this government because we are rolling out the strategic renewal. We need to communicate and improve that with the local communities as well too. But not only that, our

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll have President Young respond. Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. Just for the Member as well too, that our vice-president for district operations is Indigenous. We have hired an advisor to the Office of the President as well too who is Indigenous and originally comes from Behchoko. We do have our North Slave district th

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. And to the Member's question as well too, we do have the Council of Leaders housing working group that has all leaders throughout the Northwest Territories that have contributed to the changes throughout the territory. We also have a working relationship e

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I can follow up with the Member as well too on what we've been doing in Nunakput as well. I'll follow up with him separately. And then also with the distinction based funding that the Indigenous groups have had, we are in the same boat as well too in tryin

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to the Member for his comments as well too. And I hear where he's coming from, and I just -- you know, I want to comment on CMHC is that, you know, with those federal programs going out, we've seen a lot of success throughout the Northwest Te

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to the Member for that. And like I had said, staff training is a priority as well too, and we need to do a better job of getting out there and really connecting with the local housing authorities, district offices, and to be supporting them i

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm going to try to be very quick. But I appreciate the question coming forward as well because I've heard this a number of times throughout the Northwest Territories on our client service, and it's one of the areas I'm looking for significant improvement.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm quite excited for these set of questions because, you know, it just really changes the way that I want to see housing provide their programming and moving us more into a social program as well too. And I just want to go back to the community initiative