Question 1604-19(2): Agricultual Growth  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of ITI. As I mentioned in my statement, I'm hearing more and more from members of the community that are unable to properly feed themselves, especially people that are on income assistance and may only be taking home $800

Member's Statement 1623-19(2): Strengthen and Diversity Northwest Territories Economy through Agriculture  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the territory desperately needs to strengthen and diversify our economy. Our residents must have access to healthy and affordable food, and the need for mental health supports is at an all-time high. There is one sector that can help us improv

Committee Motion 472-19(2): Committee Report 61-19(2): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 81: An Act to Amend the Education Act, No. 2 - Absenteeism, Carried  Madam Chair, I think it would be very remiss if we didn't talk with this motion about the incidences that we have seen over the last while in some of our schools, which includes some pretty disturbing video footage that was shot in the community of Fort Simpson. I did not see any

Committee Motion 471-19(2): Committee Report 61-19(2): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 81: An Act to Amend the Education Act, No. 2 - Engagement Process, Carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to reemphasize how important this one is. I was really struck by how invested all the community members were that came about having a say in the curriculum and how things move forward and how the schools are operating within their communities

Committee Motion 470-19(2): Tabled Document 974-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2023-2024 - Deferral of Estimates, Carried  Thank you, Madam Chair. I have to say that this bill, and our taking it on the road, was probably one of the more impactful ones that I have had in the last while, or has struck me in the last while, was that just how deeply and passionate the people in the territory are about th

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. And I do hope that there will be some transparency with this group. I think that if there is a hesitancy to share and to allow MLAs to have a part in this, I think the Cabinet and Minister could be pointing back to the good work that's been done through th

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. And I appreciate the Minister's commitment. I would like to better understand the process through which the assessments are made, including any standard operating procedures that are given to assessors to use. I guess the last thing that I feel the need t

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I think, again, this comes back to the point that my colleague was making that the communication out of this department is terrible. You know, there is -- the way things are presented to us, it's been impossible to figure out where things have actually bee

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to first reiterate a bit what my colleague for Kam Lake said regarding the way that this is all presented to me. Whenever I look at the housing budgets, I'm always wondering like well, where are the houses, you know. I keep hearing for four y

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, you know, I have heard the Minister say this before but it's really disappointing that it took four years, or at least two, in order to have a couple line items put into the contractor's reporting regarding things like per diems, which I raised with

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to note, that is just the labour portion, not materials and supplies. And I see that the ADM is nodding his head, so it is not 80 percent of the total cost of the project for anybody listening. I do want to come back to this comment -- the comment th

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thanks, Madam Chair. Can the Minister or department tell me how much of this money is staying with northern businesses? It is my understanding that the engineers on this project are not BIP'd or northern businesses. Can the Minister or department speak to that. Thank you.

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I recall a couple years back talking about this project, and there was a bit of back and forth around getting the project going. Can the Minister or the department please give me just a bit of an update on where things are at? Considering it's been very qu

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just, sorry, trying to franticly scroll through my notes here. But I just wanted to talk a little bit about the Inuvik airport, the Mike Zubko air terminal building, the runway extension project, and the adaptation for climate change. It's my understan

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. With all due respect, I wonder if the Minister's actually gone out and seen the roadway and looked at the amount of erosion that has occurred at that site in the last two years. And I think it's all pretty safe to say that it's not going to get any better.