Minister's Statement 27-20(1): Marine Transportation Services  Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories formed the Marine Transportation Services, or MTS division, in 2017 to ensure that remote communities on Great Slave Lake, the Mackenzie River, and the Arctic Coast would have continued access to essential everyday goods. A

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this comes in under the framework of -- from Environment and Climate Change Canada, the pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change is meant to support different regions across Canada meeting GHG reduction targets, the 2016 Paris Agreement r

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Firstly, those two positions are staffed and -- just to follow up. But then with respect to climate change preparedness, public reporting, Mr. Chair, I believe there would be. There is -- sorry, I'm just trying to see that one. So there's the pan-territorial

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  I may not have heard the answer because I was writing my next question down. So -- in fairness. So the climate change preparedness for the North, is there any type of public reporting of this particular initiative? Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, of course, before I begin my questions, I'll note that being first in the cue and then the power goes out, and I won't say that's suspicious or incidental. Ah, the government will do anything to deny questions, so. But no, on a serious note, Mr. Cha

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you. Committee, we will resume where we left off yesterday with consideration of the Department of Environment and Climate Change on page 4. I would like to remind Members that we will go through the estimates by activity. Please keep your questions to the activity under co

Question 76-20(1): 2024 Wildfire Season Preparations and Resourcing  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the province of Alberta has recently declared an early start to their fire season this February, which is a real evidence that climate change is a historic reality for Canada. Now our concern here is, of course, more wildfires, more evacuation

Motion to amend Motion 9-20(1): Establishing a Public Inquiry into the 2023 Wildfires - Safe Disclosure, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the idea of a public review of the events from the 2023 wildfire season has been top of mind for me from early days from when I started the end of my work with environment and climate change in the fire program into my campaign for MLA as I wa

Question 69-20(1): Wildfire Season Preparation and Holdover Fires  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the emergency response plans are the responsibility of the community governments, and they're the ones that are responsible to prepare, adopt, and maintain the emergency plans and programs, including reviewing their emergency response plans an

Question 69-20(1): Wildfire Season Preparation and Holdover Fires  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you, Member, for the question. I would say climate change and the extended drought that we've had over the last couple of years has certainly shown us the need to be proactive in how we're approaching these types of fires over the winters, and I

Minister's Statement 10-20(1): Climate Change Action in the Northwest Territories  Mr. Speaker, climate change is one of the biggest challenges that we face as a territory. The. NWT is experiencing rapid warming at up to four times the global rate which affects every aspect of our lives and impacts our territory's economic, environmental, social, and cultural h

Minister's Statement 9-20(1): 2030 Energy Strategy Update  Mr. Speaker, secure, affordable, and sustainable - that is the vision for energy in the Northwest Territories outlined in the 2030 Energy Strategy, a vision for an energy system that is less dependent on fossil fuels and that contributes to the economic, social, and environmental

Question 46-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Carbon Taxation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, all of the revenue that comes in, there is -- what's left after the rebates to residents and businesses and then to the community governments, what's left at that point does not cover the full amount of programs and services that the governmen

Minister's Statement 8-20(1): 2023-2024 Winter Road Construction Challenges  Mr. Speaker, destructive events like flooding and wildfire are top of mind when considering how climate change has challenged the Northwest Territories in recent years. There is, however, another climate-related challenge affecting many of the territory's residents: delayed winte

Minister's Statement 6-20(1): Capital Delivery Status Update  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, living and travelling throughout the Northwest Territories, I have seen first-hand the many housing challenges faced by residents. All people of the Northwest Territories deserve a quality standard of living. During the 19th Legislative Assem