Question 79-20(1): Access to Dental Services in the Beaufort-Delta Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's related to my Member's statement on dentists within the Mackenzie Delta region. The high volume of patients from the Beaufort Delta region having to travel to Yellowknife to see the dentist in one or two days. Will the Minister or is the Minister look

Member's Statement 91-20(1): Access to Dental Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is evident that the NWT health department is having trouble recruiting dental services for the residents of the Northwest Territories. In the year 2023, there was a total of 242 patients from the Mackenzie Delta region alone who were referred to Yellowk

Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires - Safe Disclosure, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too will be supporting this motion. Although the communities of the Mackenzie Delta haven't been directly impacted, watching these scenes on the television is pretty dramatic, seeing that long line of people waiting in the hot sun. Because when I say som

Question 66-20(1): Education Policies, Curriculum and Social Passing  Thank you to the Minister for that answer. Mr. Speaker, with the past success of these trade programs being in the school of the 1980s give the students the opportunity to get involved in a certain trade when they weren't academically ready to go to post-secondary institutions. S

Question 66-20(1): Education Policies, Curriculum and Social Passing  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The industrial arts and home economic courses were very popular in high school. It gave the students something positive to look forward to. Can the department look at bringing these courses back into the school curriculum to start the process of building t

Question 66-20(1): Education Policies, Curriculum and Social Passing  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the department of education. Is the department looking at eliminating the practice of socially promoting our students of the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Member's Statement 79-20(1): Social Passing and Education  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's very difficult to sit back as an elected official and watch as our young people are being neglected. This is exactly what is happening with our education system, especially in our smaller communities. The larger regional centres and Yello

Question 61-20(1): Tsiigehtchic Access to Health and Justice Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With the new polytechnical university being proposed in the future, would there be -- in partnership with the education department, will they be able to implement some paramedic courses or some special constable or security courses to be implemented into t

Question 61-20(1): Tsiigehtchic Access to Health and Justice Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I take note to the Minister's response. I don't think that is satisfactory to the residents of Tsiigehtchic. That's making more reference to the community of Fort McPherson. My question is will the Minister engage with his federal counterparts and local I

Question 61-20(1): Tsiigehtchic Access to Health and Justice Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier. Like before me, Mr. Fredrick Blake, before him was Mr. David Krutko, before him was Mr. Richard Nerysoo. They all lobbied for the services of Tsiigehtchic to get health services and police RCMP services for the community o

Member's Statement 72-20(1): Tsiigehtchic Access to Health and Justice Services  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the community of Tsiigehtchic and its residents have been requesting the services of the health department and the justice department for a few decades without any success. Mr. Speaker, the closest nurse and RCMP is about 60 kilometres away.

Question 38-20(1): Housing Needs in Mackenzie Delta Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know specifically that in my riding, the leaders and other concerned residents would like to meet with the Minister and her staff. Would the Minister commit to visiting our communities to meet with the members of my riding to discuss possible solutions?

Question 38-20(1): Housing Needs in Mackenzie Delta Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are in regards to my statement earlier to the housing Minister. Does the department have any plans to involve the communities in future initiatives for housing needs of our communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Acknowledgements -- sorry, I was referring to acknowledgements, Mr. Speaker.

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to acknowledge Mr. Ernest Betsina. I went to high school with Ernest, played some basketball with him. So it's good to see him again. Welcome.