Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters So I'm happy that the Premier had some commitments made from the Prime Minister regarding costs. I don't know what those commitments are in detail yet and the criteria that is required. But maybe, you know, I'm hoping she covers all the travel, the evacuation costs, hotels, finan
August 28th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6386 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Question 1511-19(2): Climate Emergency Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Climate change represents serious and urgent challenges for the Northwest Territories, and the GNWT takes climate change action very seriously. Mr. Speaker, like look at us now, we're dealing with wildfires and floods so I mean, this is very real
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6149 Oral Questions
Bill 96: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2023-2024, Carried Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to reinforce my belief in the expansion of the Taltson as a greater greener energy. I don't always agree with my colleague, and I want to make sure that there has to be some support for the staff and the direction that is taken for greener ener
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6356 Third Reading of Bills
Question 1511-19(2): Climate Emergency Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories Climate Change Strategic Framework clearly acknowledges that the climate change is linked to human activities. The definition of climate change in the establishment policy is consistent wit
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6148 Oral Questions
Question 1511-19(2): Climate Emergency Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. There's no restrictions on public service related to the use of the term crisis or emergency. The way we communicate climate change to our residents is important and the terminology we use ultimately plays a role in shaping public discussions. Th
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6149 Oral Questions
Member's Statement 1513-19(2): Climate Emergency Merci, Monsieur le President. In December 2019, I called on this Cabinet to declare a climate emergency. I tabled a draft motion, I got resistance from Cabinet; what's happened since? I confess I gave up on a motion with the COVID pandemic which seems to have overtaken everythin
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6143 Members' Statements
Question 1520-19(2): Paid Emergency Leave Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I will say I'm not the lead on this file but of course it takes a whole-of-government approach. So GNWT departments are working together to implement actions in goal 3 of the climate change action plan, which is focused on building resilience and adapt
May 26th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6174 Oral Questions
Question 1511-19(2): Climate Emergency Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the Minister for that. I can -- I'm raising that concern right now, and it's not in the definition, but let's move on to the next question. Nowhere in the establishment policy is it acknowledged or recognized that climate change in t
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6149 Oral Questions
Member's Statement 1531-19(2): Disaster Response Policy Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for my statement today, I want to speak once again about the Disaster Assistance Policy under the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Mr. Speaker, last May the Government of the Northwest Territories completed a comprehensive revie
May 29th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6188 Members' Statements
Member's Statement 1525-19(2): Paid Emergency Leave Merci, Monsieur le President. For the second year running, Hay River residents have been driven from their homes and jobs by mandatory natural disaster evacuation orders. A recent letter from the Union of Northern Workers sent to all Members details these hardships and points out
May 26th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6171 Members' Statements
Question 1516-19(2): Emergency Leave for Government of the Northwest Territories Employees and income Support for Residents Impacted by Evacuation Orders Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I hear the empathy from the Minister and I also hear the acknowledgement from Ministers and Members on kind of the cumulative impacts of having to evacuate, as the MLA for Hay River North said earlier during their Member's statement, two, thre
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6152 Oral Questions
Question 1511-19(2): Climate Emergency Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, Mr. Speaker, I am quite happy to confirm while the carbon tax itself remains for us a commitment under the pan-Canadian framework of clean goals and climate change, that's the federal-based system and that's why we have to continue to adapt ours. In t
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6149 Oral Questions
Question 1511-19(2): Climate Emergency Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I stand here as Deputy Premier, as well as wearing several Minister roles, I also have the opportunity to be able to redirect this question to another Minister that's able to provide more information on climate change and more spe
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6149 Oral Questions
Question 1511-19(2): Climate Emergency Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the Deputy Premier for that. I didn't hear the word crisis or emergency. I heard serious, but I didn't hear the right words. So I'm going to try it a different way, Mr. Speaker. I mentioned in my statement that I've only ever heard o
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6149 Oral Questions
Member's Statement 1512-19(2): Northwest Territories Emergencies and Preparedness Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. I welcome you and my colleagues back for another productive session. I rise today to give thanks to all the hardworking and dedicated people who have spent the last few weeks fighting fires in the South Slave, dealing with the flooding in t
May 25th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6143 Members' Statements