Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to ask the Minister about I notice in all the other regions there, there's a high number of positions and Beaufort-Delta it's only four, so I'm assuming that means all the other regions government is looking after maintenance, and maybe in t

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A couple of comments I would like to make with a couple of questions for Minister McLeod. I like the work the Department of Transportation is doing. With the way things are going to be going the next few years, Transportation is going to be really affect

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to the Minister. Some of my colleagues were commenting about the delivery of programs from ECE. Has there been any contact or discussion with the local LHOs to continue delivering the same program maybe on a contract basis? They are doing it ri

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  So the money from CMHC is going to sunset in so many years and it will keep going lower and lower. Are we going to be filling in the gaps to keep delivering the same programs?

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask the Minister, public housing subsidy is $32.566 million. I saw the pages preceding this one, the $14 million from CHMC. Is that included in this because the money from CMHC goes towards public housing subsidies? So it's $32 million,

Question 410-15(4): Early Childhood Development Programs In New Schools  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm glad the Minister mentioned cost, because I have been throwing some numbers around for some of the investments that this government made around the NWT. I see we spent $51 million on a jail, $41 million to a potential new courthouse, and $11 million

Question 410-15(4): Early Childhood Development Programs In New Schools  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister is speaking about the capital funds and asking them to come up with a portion. What would we have to do, as the government, to ensure that we can incorporate and pay for these requirements of all the children into schools across the Northwes

Question 410-15(4): Early Childhood Development Programs In New Schools  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the last couple days, I have been talking about the needs of the children in the NWT and, in my particular case, the needs of the children of Inuvik. As many of you know, the children of Inuvik go to these different programs and they have

Passing Of Elders In The North  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday, Mr. Speaker, I spoke on the obligation this government has to the children of the NWT. Today I would like to speak on elders. Almost every week we hear of an elder somewhere in the NWT passing on. With their passing, Mr. Speaker, we lose a p

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a quick question to Minister Dent. The education authority contributions, it says it is based on a formula. I am assuming this includes the teachers' salaries and all that. I'm hoping the formula is different for the education authorities across the

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Sorry, Mr. Chair. We are on 9-20?

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I am going to make a few quick comments, and then we can get into detail. ---Applause I am pleased to see that the department has set up a fund for full-day kindergarten. Hopefully, some of the local boards will use some of this money that they were us

Investment In The Children Of The Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this government makes many investments in infrastructure and personnel throughout the NWT. They like to speak of the long-term benefits of these investments. Today, Mr. Speaker, I ask this government to make an investment that is sure to br

Committee Motion 21-15(4): Recommendation That Resources Be Pooled Within The Technology Services Centre, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. During the pre-budget consultations we heard from parents and the NWT Teachers' Federation on the need to increase funding for special needs students, and, in particular, for disabled students who require one-on-one assistance to function in a classroom.

Committee Motion 20-15(4): Recommendation For Energy Efficient Facilities, Equipment And Employee Rewards Programs, Carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. So the facility planner is for the schools in Inuvik, or is it just a facility planner for across the Northwest Territories? If it's for the schools in Inuvik, then why would it be in Yellowknife? I'm just curious there, Madam Chair. Thank you.