Member's Statement 1665-19(2): Northwest Territories Jobs in Demand 20-Year Forecast Report  Merci, Monsieur le President. I am saving my mushy stuff for a little bit later. The Department of Education, Culture and Employment has released a report Jobs in Demand - 20 Year Forecast on May 1st. It is full of interesting and information. The report is primarily broken up i

Bill 84: An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation Act, Carried  Yeah, merci, Monsieur le President. Again, I have to go on record as to why I'm going to vote against this bill. I've said, though, that there's good things in this bill like response to at least three independent reviews that were carried out. That work can and should have been

Bill 65: Builders' Lien Act, Carried  Merci, Monsieur le President. I recognize it's very late in the day, but I have to go on record as to how I'm going to vote so I believe that the bill was not particularly well crafted. There was a pause when it was -- the Minister kind of took it back and went back to Indigenous

Committee Motion 544-19(2): Committee Report 75-19(2), Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No 2, Point of Privilege No. 7, Carried  Merci, Madam la Presidente. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Mahsi.

Committee Motion 520-19(2): Committee Report 52-19(2), Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly: Committee Reports, Carried  Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. Like my colleague, who serves as chair of the committee, we did talk about this and I'm not sure I can share my colleague's characterization of committee reports. Committee reports are from a committee. They're not from one or two Members. And believe m

Committee Motion 517-19(2): Committee Report 52-19(2): Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly - Removal of Member from Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight, Carried  No, thanks. The chair of the committee is right. Only the House can remove a Member. But that's not what this motion -- or this rule does. This rule just gives the Members of AOC an ability to discipline Members if necessary. And it's quite an elaborate process that has to be gon

Committee Motion 516-19(2): Committee Report 52-19(2): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly - Regular Member committee Membership, Carried  Yeah, thanks. Well, I'm not going to try to answer my colleague's question directly. But I guess the expectation coming into an Assembly is that Regular Members, Members who are not on the Cabinet side, would sit on two committees. This wasn't a requirement. And then this Assembl

Committee Motion 514-19(2): Tabled Document 974-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2023-2024, Carried  Merci, Madam la Presidente. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 974-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2023-2024, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 974-19(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal se

Committee Motion 513-19(2): Tabled Document 973-19(2), Capital Estimates 2024-2025, Carried  Thanks, Madam Chair. I love clarity. I want to thank the Minister for that. And, yeah, it'll be up to the next batch of MLAs to watch that line going forward. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 513-19(2): Tabled Document 973-19(2), Capital Estimates 2024-2025, Carried  Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. I think that was a detailed explanation of yes, this is a one-time increase. But maybe I'll just turn it back to the Minister. Thanks.

Committee Motion 513-19(2): Tabled Document 973-19(2), Capital Estimates 2024-2025, Carried  Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, sorry. I misspoke; I'm really tired. But is this a one-time increase to the short-term borrowing limit? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 513-19(2): Tabled Document 973-19(2), Capital Estimates 2024-2025, Carried  Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. I've got a couple questions if I can. Is this a one-time increase, or is this a permanent increase to the borrowing limit? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 513-19(2): Tabled Document 973-19(2), Capital Estimates 2024-2025, Carried  Merci, Madam la Presidente. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 973-19(2), Capital Estimates 2024-2025, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 973-19(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriati

Committee Motion 512-19(2): Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act - amend Clause One, Defeated  Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I just -- a few things I guess I want to say that -- having sat eight years on this side of the House, one of the few points of leverage that Regular MLAs have is in budgets and -- both on the capital and O and M side. And, you know, I think Regul

Committee Motion 512-19(2): Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act - amend Clause One, Defeated  All right. So I don't know, Mr. Chair. I would like to get some clarification of this. But my reading -- and I'm only a lowly Regular MLA that doesn't have access to the law clerk right now. My reading of this is that it's the next part of the bill that actually would remove dent