Minister’s Statement 30-16(5): Developing A Strategy For Supporting Aboriginal Languages Of The Northwest Territories Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am glad to inform the Members today of the work underway towards a new strategy for supporting the nine official aboriginal languages of the Northwest Territories. In the late 1990s, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment consulted
May 17th, 2010Assembly debate Ministers’ Statements
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. The purpose of Bill 3, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010, is to amend various statutes of the Northwest Territories for which minor changes are proposed or errors or inconsistencies have been identified. Each amendment included in the bill had
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters Yes, Mr. Chairman.
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. I have Mark Aiken to my left, director of legislation, and Bronwyn Watters, deputy minister of Justice. Mahsi.
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Minister’s Statement 29-16(5): Congratulations To Graduates Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Throughout our Territory, graduation and convocation ceremonies are taking place to acknowledge the great and many achievements of our talented and gifted students. We have over 8,600 students enrolled in grades kindergarten to 12 in 49 schools across the No
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Ministers’ Statements
Question 129-16(5): Education Standards In The NWT Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when we talk about graduates, over the years there has been a substantial improvement in our graduates, whether it be aboriginal or non-aboriginal students, for the Northwest Territories. It’s been increasing every year. The Member is asking if th
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 129-16(5): Education Standards In The NWT Mr. Speaker, our goal and mandate is to provide the true quality education here in the Northwest Territories along with the partnership with the various southern institutions so they do accredit our programs as well. We deliver high school programs, not only that but post-secon
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 129-16(5): Education Standards In The NWT Mr. Speaker, that is what we are doing this fall. We are consulting with various aboriginal groups, leaders, the school board members, the MLAs of the particular ridings, highlighting what we have found, what we have heard from the communities, what we have heard from the committ
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 129-16(5): Education Standards In The NWT Mr. Speaker, I do agree that elders are valuable and the importance of their presence in the schools I fully support. Along with this strategic initiative, that will be part of the discussion as we move forward. We need to get around a system of how we pay them. That has been a v
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 136-16(5): Development Of A Pan-Territorial Northern University Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think we have to keep in mind that we are delivering university courses right now. We currently deliver degree programs and masters programs at current stages right now, but we are exploring further to delivering more of university-type programs
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 136-16(5): Development Of A Pan-Territorial Northern University Mr. Speaker, I do agree that education is the best gift that we can provide to the Northwest Territories. I did provide to the Member that one can look at it as not a university base, but we are delivering university core courses and we are graduating teachers with degree program
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 136-16(5): Development Of A Pan-Territorial Northern University Mr. Speaker, I did touch on that. That is our vision with the federal Minister for the territorial jurisdictions. We see this coming. Definitely that is an area of vision that we have in our target, is to establish an Athabasca University type here in the Northwest Territories an
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 136-16(5): Development Of A Pan-Territorial Northern University Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I will be more than happy to present the current status of what has been happening to the standing committee. They can certainly share with the general public as well. We can certainly do that, too, and put it on our website. Just updating on where we have bee
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 138-16(5): Facility Issues At Colville Lake School Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. It was a spectacular trip to the Sahtu region and we did visit the school as well, toured the school there. Yes, it is a small school for the size of the population, but at the same time we are discussing, as part of the capital planning process, we need to re
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 138-16(5): Facility Issues At Colville Lake School Part of the discussion that we’ve had in the community was also... At times it is the wish of the community not to have running water, but at the same time we are pursuing with the school to put in a piping system for running water because we feel that we need to have students he
May 14th, 2010Assembly debate Oral Questions