Motion 82-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to August 16, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, June 2nd, 2023, I will move the following motion: I move, second by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that when this House adjourns on Friday, June 2nd, 2023, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, August 16, 2023; And further

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to make a comment because just some of the comments that are being made is -- you know, flowthrough money from the federal government just comes to the government, it's flowed through. Many times, even when I was chief of Salt River First Natio

Member's Statement 1557-19(2): Aging School Infrastructure in Fort Smith  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I say it numerous times throughout this Assembly that Fort Smith is home to some of the oldest school infrastructure in the territory, and it is also home to some of the last remaining former residential school and indian day school buildings

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize Al Karasiuk, the PWK High School principal for many years in Fort Smith, and who's a resident of Fort Smith and plans on staying in Fort Smith. And he's also a great friend of mine and has done many great things for the c

Question 1558-19(2): Aging School Infrastructure in Fort Smith  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister of ECE has previously stated that the last time a technical status evaluation was done on JBT Elementary School was in 2005. Can the Minister tell us when the next technical status evaluation is expected to be done for the JBT Sch

Question 1558-19(2): Aging School Infrastructure in Fort Smith  Mr. Speaker, during the last session the Minister stated that, based on current capital needs assessments, JBT School is expected to be replaced in 2035 which would make the school 77 years old until it's finally replaced. But the Minister also said it could potentially take a lo

Question 1558-19(2): Aging School Infrastructure in Fort Smith  Mr. Speaker, the community of Fort Smith petitioned and fiercely lobbied our government to replace JBT School. Would that speed up the timeline for our government to consider replacing this school? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1558-19(2): Aging School Infrastructure in Fort Smith  Mr. Speaker, could the Minister tell us if he or Cabinet is content with the fact that the NWT is one of the only jurisdictions in the country who continues to actively use former residential school and Indian Day School buildings for students today? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to ask a couple of questions because I mean, each one of us in the room has been touched by addiction in our lives, whether it be someone close to you, someone in the family, and it's always someone you love. And for clarity, we're putting -- I

Member's Statement 1568-19(2): Thank-You to Fort Smith  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to end this session on a positive note. First, I want to wish all the Indigenous leaders across the NWT a safe and wonderful summer. As a former chief, I want to wish my former colleagues well and hope they, along with their

Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to -- for the record, to talk about the housing stability worker for Fort Smith and the South Slave. And I want to ask the Minister about this because I think the person has to have certain criteria. The criteria should be a person without judg

Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you know, strong leadership with such a need within the whole Northwest Territories for the underprivileged that do not have housing is a mandate of ours, and I want to make sure that the person that is allocated to these positions are complet

Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Only when we do these kind of changes will I regain my confidence in Housing NWT, because I feel that the underprivileged and some of the situations that I tried to navigate through in the last four years have not been dealt with, and I feel that change is

Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think that this navigator -- housing navigator with a neutral approach would be the answer to some of the issues that many of us have been bringing forward. Especially myself, I felt that I didn't get -- this is the one file that I feel that many times t

Motion 82-19(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to August 16, 2023, Carried  I MOVE, second by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that when this House adjourns on Friday, June 2nd, 2023, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, August 16, 2023. AND FURTHER, at any time prior to August 16th, 2023, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with