Addressing Root Causes Of Homelessness In All Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My Member’s statement today is going to be in regard to one of the Minister’s statements last week in regard to a strong, very heavy contribution that was made to the City of Yellowknife here. It is in regard to shelters in the communities of the Northwest

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I’d just like to reiterate comments made by our fellow Members here at the table in regard to the contribution funding to the department of the Beaufort-Delta Health and Social Services Authority. I did attend their AGM this past spring, or this winter h

Question 53-17(2): Multi-Year Funding For Prevention And Wellness Promotion Projects  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Minister of Health and Social Services regarding his opening statement earlier today dealing with prevention and promotion. It’s a great subject and a great move forward for this government to be looking into prevention and pro

Question 53-17(2): Multi-Year Funding For Prevention And Wellness Promotion Projects  As the Minister stated, there will be more funding going into health promotion and the policies and looking at the successful projects. But in the past, I believe the department has seen a lot of successful projects. However, funding couldn’t go back to them based on the policy t

Question 53-17(2): Multi-Year Funding For Prevention And Wellness Promotion Projects  Just one final question in regard to this new funding that might be going to the prevention area. Will there be a marketing strategy going out from the Department of Health and Social Services to all these communities and all these organizations to let them know that the new poli

Question 53-17(2): Multi-Year Funding For Prevention And Wellness Promotion Projects  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to prevention, earlier to my Member’s statement I made a comment that the departments should work more collectively together. Has the Minister of Health worked with other areas such as the Department of Justice and how can they work together so t

NWT Ski Week  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. All week we’ve been hearing news reports on CBC in the mornings, of the Ski Week and all the work that’s been going into promoting people getting active and enjoying the outdoors and living a healthy lifestyle. As you know, skiing has a strong history in

Question 47-17(2): Homelessness Issues In Regional Centres  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Minister of Housing with regard to his Minister’s statement that he gave earlier today. Before I begin I just want to commend all the hard work that the department of housing has been doing with the Yellowknife Homelessness Coa

Question 47-17(2): Homelessness Issues In Regional Centres  Thanks to the Minister for his comments. I’d like to ask the Minister, has the department of housing taken the initiative to speak with these interested groups in the regions and given them advice and some support and motivation to move to this next step of building the infrastru

Question 47-17(2): Homelessness Issues In Regional Centres  In terms of the contribution that was given to the Yellowknife Homelessness Coalition of $2.3 million that he had stated earlier, it is quite a bit of money and I know it will go to a good use. As the contribution as such, would the department be looking at developing some kind o

Question 47-17(2): Homelessness Issues In Regional Centres  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister please provide me with information on any of these groups? Have any of these groups approached his department to seek this kind of funding?

Breakfast For Learning Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Breakfast for Learning program plays an important role in helping our children succeed in school, and I’m pleased that this government recognized them with a gift of $5,000 following the most recent Governor General’s visit. Breakfast for Learning pr

Breakfast For Learning Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, colleagues. Consequences range from inability to focus in school to behavioural issues. Combine these with the health conditions that were previously seen almost exclusively among adults but are now seen in children, such as high blood press

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to take this opportunity one more time to recognize my constituency assistant Maia Lepage, doing great work here at the Assembly this week.

Question 29-17(2): Moratorium On Evictions Due To Public Housing Arrears  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my questions are going to be a follow-up on a moratorium that was brought forth to us earlier or actually towards the end of our last session. It is for the Minister of Housing in regards to the short-term moratorium on evictions due to public housin