Question 614-20(1): Closure of Aurora College Community Learning Centres  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Absolutely want to acknowledge that ultimately the Department of Education, Culture and Employment has a responsibility to ensure that accessible education is being afforded to communities. Currently, now following the presentation this morning,

Question 614-20(1): Closure of Aurora College Community Learning Centres  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, in December I was presented by the president and the chairperson with an options paper so that I would know what they were looking at. That options paper had multiple different directions that the board might choose to go on it.

Question 611-20(1): Income Support Program Review and Updates  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So overall, there was more money afforded to the program. One of the most distinctive changes was that persons with disabilities and people who are elders and seniors were placed into their own separate program, and so now there's the income assi

Question 611-20(1): Income Support Program Review and Updates  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So these changes took effect last year, in the fall of last year, and so they're still certainly in their infancy as people get used to them and as we see how they're impacting communities. Thank you.

Question 611-20(1): Income Support Program Review and Updates  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the income security programs for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment underwent extensive review and changes in the 19th Assembly. We were able to implement those changes just last year, so they still have not undergone a full y

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I couldn't go without saying an acknowledgement of Shawna Lampi-Legaree. I've had the honour of knowing her for decades, and it's always a great light to get to see her in person. So thank you.

Minister's Statement 113-20(1): Improving Employment Standards Legislation  Merci, Monsieur le President. [Translation] Translatin will be inserted for final Hansard -eds. [Translation ends]. Merci, Monsieur le President.

Tabled Document 300-20(1): Annual Report for the Education Bodies of the Northwest Territories for the 2023-2024 School Year ending June 30, 2024, Volumes 1 and 2 Tabled Document 301-20(1): Annual Report on Official Languages 2023-24  Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents: The Annual Reports for the Education Bodies of the Northwest Territories for the 2023-2024 School Year, Volumes 1 and 2; Annual Report on Official Languages 2023-2024. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 609-20(1): Education Facilities Infrastructure in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the chairperson and president would be best positioned to speak directly to these types of pilot programs. But one of the things that I would love to share is Aurora College is always looking for new opportunities, especially for one

Question 609-20(1): Education Facilities Infrastructure in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in regards to that specific program and the breakdown of that specific program, I would not have that information on hand. But I know that part of the presentation that Aurora College will be delivering tomorrow is in regards to the

Question 609-20(1): Education Facilities Infrastructure in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. In regards to the new programming that Aurora College is envisioning for the community learning centres, Aurora College board of governor chairperson, chair -- well, sorry, I won't say names. But the chairperson, along with the president, will be

Question 608-20(1): Education Facilities Infrastructure in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, every year the Department of Education, Culture and Employment speaks with local DECs, DEAs, about what capital projects they want to put on the list and what it is that the school needs, and then the Department of Education, Cul

Question 608-20(1): Education Facilities Infrastructure in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for the question. While I can't speak to the exact process that would have occurred in the 1970s, I'm very excited that the process has certainly changed today. We're currently working -- one of the capital projects t

Question 608-20(1): Education Facilities Infrastructure in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for the question. And I may have misunderstood the question but if the question is if I could explain the engagement process that the government undertook in the 1970s, I would be hard-pressed to do so. Thank you.

Question 604-20(1): Labour Mobility Legislation  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, this is a conversation specifically one around health care workers that's currently happening in the context of labour mobility and how we go about doing some work both under the envelope of Team Canada to ensure that we're align