Question 110-17(2): Lifejacket Program To Promote Water Safety Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Transportation in regard to his Minister’s statement that he made earlier today. It just goes to show that prevention, promotion and education works, and that he’s doing a great job with the Department of Transpor
February 17th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 110-17(2): Lifejacket Program To Promote Water Safety We’re in the middle of February here and we’re getting ready for our summer breakup and the ice melting away. That’s a lot of time, plenty of time from now until people get onto the waterways. It’s a good opportunity, as well, for the department to start looking into a possible p
February 17th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 110-17(2): Lifejacket Program To Promote Water Safety Further to that I just wanted to ask the Minister of Transportation if he’s done any work with our five sport and rec organizations in the NWT who do provide kayak programs, canoe programs, skiing, on-the-land programs that do transportation. Has the Department of Transportation
February 17th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 110-17(2): Lifejacket Program To Promote Water Safety Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We do want to continue to see these encouraging results going into the next fiscal year and beyond. Just in regard to the zero driving and boating fatalities, I’d like to ask the Minister how the new proposed legislation on hand-held devices with driving h
February 17th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Motion 3-17(2): Aboriginal Languages Secretariat, Carried Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, stand here in favour of the motion that my colleague Mr. Yakeleya has presented before us. Language is the foundation of our traditions and cultures. It’s the starting point where we start moving forward, and to continue to keep our traditions and
February 17th, 2012Assembly debate Motions
Congratulations To The Wise Women 2012 Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I was very happy to read in the Inuvik Drum yesterday, recognition of the Wise Women Awards, specifically a former worker, Greta Sittichinli. Mr. Speaker, we’re all here because of women in our lives that have supported us, that have encouraged us, motivated u
February 17th, 2012Assembly debate Members’ Statements
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize Lorraine Phaneuf and Gail Cyr, whose names are very familiar and common when it comes to efficient, healthy and positive programs across the Northwest Territories and in the communities. I’ve heard these names ever since I’ve been in
February 17th, 2012Assembly debate Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Addressing The Issue Of Bullying Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. In one time or other, a lot of us have been bullied. In some cases, some of us may have been the bully. Today we come into the House talking about bullying as a major topic within our schools, but it doesn’t only happen within the schools. It happens within ou
February 16th, 2012Assembly debate Members’ Statements
Question 98-17(2): Impacts Of Federal Crime Bill On Northern Youth Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my opening Member’s statement I mentioned that I was going to have some questions today for the Minister of Justice in regards to the new proposed crime bill and how it is going to affect our Youth Criminal Act as well as our diversion programs. How i
February 16th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 98-17(2): Impacts Of Federal Crime Bill On Northern Youth In respect to the theme day we had today, a lot of our drug dealers in the communities are bullying and getting our youth to sell drugs for them. In some cases, when it comes to drugs, you do tend to have violent crimes, so it is good to hear that any youth that are participating
February 16th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 98-17(2): Impacts Of Federal Crime Bill On Northern Youth Like I said, drug dealers preying on our youth to sell their product for them and some cases when the youth do get sentenced, it is usually just a slap on the wrist or diversion to another program where they are let back out into society and they continue to repeat the same type
February 16th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 98-17(2): Impacts Of Federal Crime Bill On Northern Youth Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regards to diversion and keeping our youth out of the system, will the Minister commit to creating a territory-wide awareness campaign to youth to educate them on the consequences that, if they participate in drug dealing or other violent crimes when th
February 16th, 2012Assembly debate Oral Questions
Motion 5-17(2): Anti-Bullying Measures, Carried Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I can honestly say that I’m very honoured to be standing in this House today, discussing an issue and a matter that’s important to a lot of people in the Northwest Territories; right across Canada, for that matter. This is something that we’re talking about an
February 16th, 2012Assembly debate Motions
Motion 4-17(2): Improving Alcohol And Drug Treatment Programs, Carried Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When we come across a program that is as successful as this one in a community that is so similar to a lot of our communities across the Northwest Territories, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that we should be putting a program like this o
February 16th, 2012Assembly debate Motions
Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Project Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday we had a Minister’s statement regarding Aboriginal languages and revitalization into our Aboriginal languages across the Northwest Territories. I wanted to briefly touch on that today. It really sparked my interest, and being someone who doesn’t sp
February 15th, 2012Assembly debate Members’ Statements