Minister's Statement 378-19(2): 2023 Energy Strategy Implementation  Mr. Speaker, delivering the energy Northerners need, in our climate and territory as large as the Northwest Territories, is challenging. We must constantly maintain and improve the territory's energy systems, so our people and businesses have the energy they need when they need i

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair; it's been a long week. That's pretty broad, in 2022, and just makes me think that perhaps it was not communicated to us properly in the last sitting, what was actually going on with this project. I struggle to see why we are continuing to waffle or go back

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. First off, I just wanted to note again that something I had said in the opening remarks for the capital estimates is that we see a lot of 100 percent dollars this time around in the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan, which is a huge chunk of these la

Question 1595-19(2): Climate Action  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I was trying to do is ask the lead department on climate change what's going on and to help me paint this bigger picture as to how we're actually going to get to our goal. When I have to jump around from department to department, I don't

Question 1595-19(2): Climate Action  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So if one of the things that we're relying on in order to meet our targets is for mines to actually shut down but, on the other hand, we're going out, and we're proactively trying to get mines to open up and do more in the Northwest Territories,

Question 1595-19(2): Climate Action  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Department of Environment and Climate Change is the GNWT lead for climate change using a coordinated interdepartmental approach that is outlined in the 2030 NWT Climate Change Strategic Framework. Under the framework, the Department of Infrastructure i

Member's Statement 1615-19(2): Climate Action  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, climate action is reconciliation. We're on the heels of a dry summer season of record heat and wildfire in many parts of the world spurred by a rapidly warming planet and marked by a significant absence of global climate action ambition. Yeste

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I look at the capital budget, and I'm very happy with what's in there. I think there are some areas that are -- you know, we're always talking about green energy, and we're going to go ahead with the planning of the expansion of the Taltson. There are some

Committee Report 66-19(2): Report on Review of Bill 92: Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act, No. 3  Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Any abstentions? The motion is carried. The report is deemed read. ---Carried MR. JOHNSON: INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY Bill 92: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act, No. 3 (Bill 92)1 received

Member's Statement 1597-19(2): Inuvik Wind Project  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Premier made supportive comments on the Inuvik high point wind turbine and some of the benefits that it's bringing. Today, Minister Archie praised this project as she has done many times in this House. I am in full agreement with this project. There are

Committee Report 62-19(2): Report on Bill 74, Forest Act  Introduction Bill 74: Forest Act (Bill 74) received second reading on March 9, 2023, and it was referred to the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment (Committee) for review. Committee received the approval of the House to extend its review of the Bill from 1

Oral Question 1578-19(2): Fire Management Policy Effect on Indigenous Culture  Thank you. Yeah, with the climate change here now --

Oral Question 1573-19(2): Natural Disaster Financial Program Supports for Businesses  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, you know, it's important, I think that -- I think that we as government, and the future government, really take a look at what happened here in this last few years because when you look at what happened with the flooding and also with the fires now, t

Member's Statement 1589-19(2): Post-Evacuation Business Supports  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have stood in this House and have spoke about the symbiotic relationship between between GNWT and private industry. We have a fundamental need for the sustainability of private industry. Its growth and prosperity is a true indicator of a hea

Bill 98: An Act to Amend the Emergency Management Act, Carried  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's good to hear what my colleagues think of this, of the bill. Mr. Speaker, you know that everybody knows climate change is here. It's -- maybe it's here to stay, or it's going -- you know, it's going to be different next year. We're not too s