Member's Statement 616-20(1): Events of February 28 to March 2, 2025  Overcoming obstacles in life and working to understand his own trauma responses, Dëneze takes responsibility for his own wellness and carries with him good lessons that have allowed him to do what his people have done for so long - change the world, not because he wanted to,

Member's Statement 613-20(1): Impacts of Climate Change on Dehcho Infrastructure  Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Before I begin, I would like to wish my number one supporter a very Happy Birthday, my husband Norman. He's at home. Happy Birthday, Norman. Today I'd like to talk about how climate change is impacting our important infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, last year, thr

Minister's Statement 114-20(1): Building Resilience Together - Advancing Climate Adaptation in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, climate change is creating significant challenges for the Northwest Territories, impacting communities, people, ecosystems, and infrastructure. The GNWT is addressing these challenges by integrating Indigenous knowledge and fostering partnersh

Question 639-20(1): Northwest Territories Borrowing Limit and Fiscal Responsibility Policy  Mr. Speaker, no, that's not the only reason. The situation we faced over the last several years of climate impacts and fiscal challenges has put us in a situation where the significant sized operating surpluses that we've been managing to create for ourselves, rather than having

Question 627-20(1): Role of Traditional Knowledge in Environmental Assessment Process  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the GNWT is using a whole-of-government approach to the Mackenzie Valley Highway environmental assessment, similar to the approach that was used on the Tlicho All-Season Highway or the Giant Mine remediation project through those environmental

Minister's Statement 115-20(1): Collaboration with Indigenous Governments  Mr. Speaker, today I want to describe how key infrastructure projects are helping support our government's commitment to building strong relationships with Indigenous governments. A key example of this collaboration is the Taltson Hydro Expansion. This project is being advanced

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. And thank you to the Member for the question. I'd like to start off by acknowledging that it has certainly been a very difficult time for the Sahtu with the cancellation of the barge season and the impacts of climate change on Sahtu communities. T

Member's Statement 573-20(1): Arctic Sovereignty  Mr. Speaker, the spotlight is on the North as the circumpolar world takes stage in the geopolitical arena. Manmade climate change is causing Arctic ice to melt rapidly each year opening up shipping routes merchants died trying to forge ages ago and unlocking resources which were

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  We know what happened with forest fire 2023 and 2024. So climate change community adaptations, that too -- okay, 2023-2024 was low, and it's stayed consistent all the way. Why -- you know, like, and here we -- the Minister did a statement for ready for wildfires. Why this budget

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  You know, climate change is not something new. It's been recognized by many of our elders in the past before, and it's been discussed over ten years now by a lot of our elders that are no longer here with us. So they've been talking about it for a long time because they've notice

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to return to the climate change action plan. In the draft plan, some of the actions appear to be funded but, in fact -- well, so 78 of the actions appear to be funded but 20 of the actions are only partially funded and 23 of the actions appea

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm encouraged and we, the GNWT, depend on our federal counterparts, as you know, for many sources of funds for various initiatives. Is there other opportunities that the department is pursuing within the business plan for this fiscal year to access furthe

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you for the info. Water management and stewardship, my colleagues, they talked about it too as well, and we know that climate change, there is a reduction. I believe he said climate change preparedness program was sunsetted. Was that federal government funding? Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you. And the total $8.3 million climate change accumulative impacts and knowledge, is that also, then, the entire budget is GNWT funding?

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. My colleagues have done a fine job on asking most of the questions in this section, but I do have just a couple of high-level. Just on the funding itself and I believe -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- that the Minister stated that in the climate change a