Question 11-17(2): Busing Services For Inuvik Students  With our department briefings earlier in this Assembly, there’s a strong correlation between attendance and success in our students. When they go to school they have a stronger rate of success and passing and graduating. This also works in the small communities. With an increase,

Question 11-17(2): Busing Services For Inuvik Students  One just short question here. Thanks to the Minister for his information that he’s presented us with. In Inuvik and the Beaufort-Delta region everybody knows the very unique ways and where our money goes. Sometimes you can only stretch a dollar so far in terms of education, somet

Beaufort-Delta Regional Leadership Meeting In Inuvik  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On January 9 to 11, 2012, leaders of the Beaufort-Delta met in Inuvik to discuss matters that are important to them and the people that they represent. I’d just like to take this opportunity to thank the Premier and all of his Cabinet for coming to Inuvik

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize my constituency assistant Maia Lepage, who is here doing some business this week and learning the ins and outs of the trade of the Legislative Assembly to make our office back in Inuvik more efficient, proficient and more successful i

Question 2-17(2): Doctor Shortage In Beaufort-Delta Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just in reference to my Member’s statement earlier, all the good work that the government has been doing in terms of dealing with our Aboriginal governments. I’d like to follow up with raising a concern that’s been brought forth to our Minister of Health i

Question 2-17(2): Doctor Shortage In Beaufort-Delta Region  Previous to some of the questions that I’ve asked in the past, we’ve done a lot of talking. We know what the issues are; we need to put action to these issues that have been there for a long time. Since 1994, Yellowknife recruiting staff have not done a successful job in putting

Question 2-17(2): Doctor Shortage In Beaufort-Delta Region  I’d like to thank the Minister of Health for letting us all know that we’re failing in getting staff up into the Beaufort-Delta region. The health authority, 0.8 of nine is not acceptable and I think that needs to change. Even if we had one or two positions filled, that would lea

Question 2-17(2): Doctor Shortage In Beaufort-Delta Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Bringing in more locums just adds to the problem of a lack of quality care, a lack of continued services to our patients that need that trust in their doctors, and that’s not being met when we start bringing more people down from the communities. The incen

My Voice, My Choice Youth Anti-Drug Campaign  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We were fortunate enough and very privileged enough to see the launch of a new campaign, a unique campaign to combat the alcohol and drug problems that we have in our communities. The My Voice, My Choice campaign that was launched today in the Great Hall w

Empowering Communities To Be Strong And Healthy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My Member’s statement today reflects on something that results in poverty. It results from the drug dealers and the bootleggers that continue to keep our people hostage in the community and don’t give them a chance to succeed or strive to live a healthy, n

Question 65-17(1): Increased RCMP Presence In Remote Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Minister of Justice. We look at some of the underlying factors that lead people into poverty and sometimes it’s not necessarily the case of their fault; it’s, rather, an outside source. And in this case I’m talking about the dr

Question 65-17(1): Increased RCMP Presence In Remote Communities  With this government we are doing a lot of discussions and priorities around economic development. There is a growing trend that we see most often is when a lot of business happens in part of the country or in this case the Northwest Territories if the oil and gas coming up. Prev

Question 65-17(1): Increased RCMP Presence In Remote Communities  In my Member’s statement I talked about how the people of the Northwest Territories got to become empowered and speak up against the drug dealers and the bootleggers in the community, but at the same time they also need help from the GNWT and the services that we do provide. I wa

Motion 19-17(1): Completion Of An Anti-Poverty Strategy, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, stand before the House today in support of the Anti-Poverty Strategy. In terms of getting that strategy put forward, you know, if we’re talking about discussion papers, we’re talking about developing the strategy and bringing our groups together. W

Inuvik Natural Gas Reserves  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My Member’s statement today is going to deal with the current gas situation in Inuvik. As we know, there is a short lifespan to the gas reserve that supplies natural gas to the residents and businesses in the town of Inuvik. For the past 12 years Inuvik Ga