Question 24-16(1): Approaches To Government Infrastructure In Response To Climate Change  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly, it was also discussed in the context of mitigating climate change and the opportunities for utilizing infrastructure to do so. Thank you.

Climate Change And Environmental Challenges In The NWT  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to begin with a quote from the Earth Charter, issued in 2000: “We stand at a critical moment in the earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at o

Question 13-16(1): Environmental Impact Of Deh Cho Bridge Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up a little bit on the Deh Cho Bridge, if I could. As everybody knows, climate change is going to affect our food, it’s going to affect our caribou, our fish; many of these are already declining or changing their patterns of behaviour.

Supplementary To Question 13-16(1): Environmental Impact Of Deh Cho Bridge Project  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Premier. I think one of the methodologies I would like to see this House adopt is full cost accounting. When we look at the cost of climate change and the cost of allowing our greenhouse gas emissions to continue to climb -- I th

Candidates' Speeches  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, I would like to thank my colleague for Tu Nedhe for nominating me. I would like to welcome everybody to the House. I would like to welcome everybody listening and watching on TV and radio to the House, the House of the people, the House that consen

Questions By Members  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Candidates, on the issue of climate change. Climate change affects every aspect of our lives and it does today and it will even more in the future. We know it's primarily caused by combustion of fossil fuels. These fuels, of course, are big, both for our i

Questions By Members  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there's a number of ways we do this. The conservation is one thing, the personal choices people make, the way their live their own particular lives, but as a territorial government, we made some commitment to having northern building standards

Questions By Members  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think this could be part of a long-term climate change project. We know in the long term, even presently Tuktoyaktuk is facing soil erosion, rising water levels. Clearly, we are going to have to do more than just look at this road in isolati

Candidates' Speeches  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my friends and colleagues, before I begin I want to thank my wife, who understands the commitment required before us and her belief in the cause as to why we are all here. Without her support and blessing at home, this job potential would never be the

Candidates' Speeches  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, too, offer my congratulations to you on your selection as Speaker-elect and to Mr. Roland as our new Premier-elect. On a personal note, I would like to give special thanks to my wife and my family for all their unconditional support and love. I also

Candidates' Speeches  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen and visitors in the gallery with us this afternoon. I want to begin this afternoon by congratulating you, Mr. Delorey, on your election yesterday as Speaker of the House. Mr. Delorey, I had the opportunity

Committee Report 7-15(6): Report On Transitional Matters  Mahsi, Mr. Speaker and Mr. Lafferty. The committee expects that the environment and sustainability will be some of the leading concerns of the 16th Assembly as resource development continues to grow within the NWT, demand for water by upstream industries increases and the impact

Question 162-15(6): Condition Of Highway No. 3  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Minister with his very thorough answer on the lenses and climate change problem, but it's interesting because on one side of Behchoko, the side that Yellowknife is on, the highway goes up and down like a roller coaster and the other side

Question 162-15(6): Condition Of Highway No. 3  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The department takes great pride in all its projects. We complete them to the best of our ability and we will continue to do so. We pride the contractors that work for our department as well. The Member did mention that climate change is affe

Poor Condition Of Highway No. 3  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am hearing from RVers and others who have been bottoming out on the Highway No. 3's dips and ruts. My concerns are twofold. Firstly, this is a newly paved road. I don't think we should be experiencing these kinds of problems so soon after completion.