Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize some of our representatives that have been working on behalf of the Status of Women Council: Lorraine Phaneuf, Annemieke Mulders, and Samantha Dechief.

Question 196-16(6): Funding For Phase Three Of Family Violence Action Plan  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we will be reaching the date of dissolution of the 16th Assembly, our work is going to be part of the transition process so that the Members of the 17th Assembly can review the recommendations that have been put forward in the most recent report.

Question 196-16(6): Funding For Phase Three Of Family Violence Action Plan  The departments of Justice and Health and Social Services have been reviewing that work and are trying to make things happen through our Building Our Future Strategic Initiative Committee. But again, the next process and business plan cycle will have to go through the 17th Assemb

Question 196-16(6): Funding For Phase Three Of Family Violence Action Plan  As I have stated, the recommendations, 19 of them in all, will be reviewed by the 17th Assembly and they will have to decide what they prioritize and would direct to actually be included in that business plan.

Question 196-16(6): Funding For Phase Three Of Family Violence Action Plan  Mr. Speaker, the Member is correct. As we’re talking about 2012 and beyond in the 17th Assembly after it actually goes through the phase of becoming familiar with what’s on the deck and looking at the initial plans of departments and making recommendations, the work that has be

Question 197-16(6): Anti-Poverty Strategy In The NWT  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Anti-Poverty Strategy, the work that’s done and reported to standing committee will be included in that transition process. Thank you.

Question 197-16(6): Anti-Poverty Strategy In The NWT  Thank you. Again, the work that’s been done to date is forwarded to committee for a response and carry on, and carried forward to the 17th Assembly. We’re not in a position to direct the next government to what areas they should be investing in, what areas of priority. I know

Question 197-16(6): Anti-Poverty Strategy In The NWT  Thank you. Part of our transition planning and work will incorporate quite a number of initiatives that we have started and we’ll be handing off. As the Member is very familiar with, we’ve been through this cycle four times prior, that the new Members will look at their initiativ

Question 198-16(6): Prime Minister’s Visit To Yellowknife  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that the communications team, both from the federal government and from our side, we weren’t aware of a list of invites and so on, but we were able to get the news and the invites out, I believe it was late yesterday. Thank you.

Question 198-16(6): Prime Minister’s Visit To Yellowknife  Thank you. The meeting was short. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to have a one-on-one with the Prime Minister, but the three Premiers from the territories did have a meeting with the Prime Minister and we laid out a number of pan-territorial issues; housing, for example, as well as

Question 198-16(6): Prime Minister’s Visit To Yellowknife  Thank you. I did have an opportunity to talk about devolution and the impacts of some of the decisions being made would have on a final package that we would look specifically on the water station, the monitoring issue. I did raise that with Minister Duncan as he was a part of th

Tabled Document 82-16(6): Status Of Women Council 2009-2010 Annual Report Tabled Document 83-16(6): Status Of Women Council 2010-2011 Annual Report  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to table the following two documents entitled Status of Women Council 2009-2010 Annual Report, and the Status of Women Council 2010-2011 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Minister’s Statement 50-16(6): Devolution  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the opportunity to provide Members of this Assembly with an update on the work our government has been undertaking related to the devolution of public lands and resources from the Government of Canada to the Government of the Northwest Territo

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Rarely do I get an opportunity to recognize in the gallery some young men who have been a big part of my life, and they’re a bigger part of my life now, my sons: Mitchell, who is the youngest, Samuel, Quincey and Justin. Along with them, joining them in su

Question 190-16(6): Devolution Agreement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Quite clearly, I think there is a lot of consistency in the statement. The fact of the way we’ve behaved as a government. When you look at the agreement-in-principle, that got its origin… The Member talks about the Northern Accord of the Dene/Metis compreh