Oral Question 1587-19(2): Wildfires and Mining Sector  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of ITI. It's been a while since I asked her about anything to do with mining so I thought it would be a good opportunity to do so. Given that a lot of what we've been talking about has been around the wildfir

Member's Statement 1594-19(2): Gender Equality in Politics  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the 19th Assembly made history when a record number of women were elected in 2019. With the subsequent election of my colleague, the Member for Monfwi, our small Legislative Assembly broke through the glass ceiling to become a legislature with

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I would be remiss if I didn't bring forward more details on exactly what the Chamber of Mines, as well as the Mining Association of Canada, what their concerns were with this bill. Some of this may be a bit duplicative of what's already been s

Committee Report 58-19(2): Report on Bill 82, Legal Profession Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Monfwi, that Committee Report 60-19(2), Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 80: Dental Hygienists Profession Statute Amendment Act, be received and adopted by the Assembly. T

Committee Report 60-19(2): Report on Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act  Introduction Bill 80: Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 80) received second reading on March 30, 2023, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development (Committee) for review. Bill 80 is a private member's bill, sponsored by the Member for

Committee Report 60-19(2): Report on Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your Standing Committee on Social Development is pleased to provide its report on review of Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Monfwi, that Committee report 60-19(2), Standing Comm

Bill 80: Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee would like to report on its consideration of Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act. Bill 80, a Private Member's bill advanced by the MLA for Kam Lake, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 30th,

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize my constituent Julie Thrasher who, unfortunately, I can't see from where I sit. But Julie is a Great Slave constituent, also originally from Inuvik, and also a strong supporter in the community, often feeding and help

Member's Statement 1587-19(2): Climate Change and Emergency Response Planning  Thank you. I'd like to also welcome everyone back into the House for the final sitting of the 19th Assembly. I also want to welcome back the residents of Yellowknife as well as those who were displaced for so long in the South Slave. I am very proud of the strength and resiliency

Motion 83-19(2): Emergency Debate on Government of the Northwest Territories Response to End the Current Wildfire Emergency, Out of Order  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've heard others say that this is not the time for this conversation in the middle of an emergency. However, I would completely disagree with that statement. This is exactly the time now to bring the Indigenous governments in and use them to

Recorded Vote  In favour.

Recorded Vote  In favour.

Recorded Vote  In favour.

Bill 99: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) No. 2, 2023-2024, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I won't reiterate a lot of what my colleagues have said but I do want to also point out that given in the past that, as we dealt with COVID and the payments that came out around that, there were a lot of community promises made that communities would be pa

Recorded Vote  Strongly in favour.