Tabled Document 359-20(1): 2025-2026 Health and Social Services Authority Budgets Summary  Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: The 2025-2026 Health and Social Services Authority Budgets Summary. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 757-20(1): Health Permit Requirements  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will be having this conversation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 757-20(1): Health Permit Requirements  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the Member for bringing this to my attention today as I am currently dealing with the traditional feast one, so I will add that to the list that I will follow up and bring, and if there's more that you want to discuss this, I'll be willing to h

Question 757-20(1): Health Permit Requirements  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe the only -- within the legislation, but don't quote me because I don't have it in front of me, so I won't go into details. I know that there's traditional feasts that are exempted through this, otherwise I would have to get back to t

Question 750-20(1): Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatments in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, aftercare -- this is one of the concerns that we do have a gap in and so -- but what we do have the gap in is the living accommodations. For those who go out to facility-based addiction treatment, if they're going from homelessness then they'r

Question 750-20(1): Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatments in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the things that we heard loud and clear from many users of the service is that there used to be a -- you needed a pre-approval just to be able to apply for this program. That has been removed. But what I would like to go back to is the

Question 750-20(1): Addiction and Substance Abuse Treatments in the Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, and I appreciate the question and, you know, this is -- I received BFs on this. And so one of the things that I've asked my department to do is to look at the front-facing and, you know, when a lot of times when people are looking, you know, w

Member's Statement 694-20(1): Congratulations to Graduates in Inuvik  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, June is the month of graduation in Inuvik. We'll be -- you know, when I get home, I'll be able to partake in the grade 12 graduation at East Three Secondary where we have a large graduating class, so I'd like to congratulate all of those grade

Question 744-20(1): Prescription Medication Costs for Seniors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as long as I am the Minister, there will be no changes to the senior benefits as all of the benefits that are on the table -- like I said, even with the extended benefits, those changes, we're going to be doing the review so those discussions

Question 744-20(1): Prescription Medication Costs for Seniors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, Mr. Speaker, what I would like to say is the benefit -- pharmacy -- I don't know how to say it very easily without a lot of words in this time because our medical -- our extended health benefits is multiple programs together. So pharmacy goes throug

Question 744-20(1): Prescription Medication Costs for Seniors  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if there was charges to anyone who was on senior health benefits that was charged for over-the-counter drugs, I would suggest them reach out to my office or to their MLA because those charges shouldn't -- before -- I'll clarify, shouldn't hav

Motion 56-20(1): Code of Conduct Referral to the Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today to support the motion to send the Members' Code of Conduct to the standing committee on procedure and privilege for review and possible changes. This motion, again, is not about restricting free speech. As my colleague has s

Motion 55-20(1): Staffing Solutions to Rebuild and Reform Healthcare Now, Carried  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Member for bringing this motion and for drawing attention to the fundamental principles that guide our healthcare system. As an Indigenous nurse who has worked in the regional centre and travelled to various small communities, I have witnessed fi

Question 732--20(1): Action Plan of the Public Administrator of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority  Mr. Speaker, not only is the public administrator worked on that area but as recently as today, I've had conversations with NTHSSA and they are working with staff. They are working with staff on contingency plans throughout any department that we start to run short on staff in an

Question 732--20(1): Action Plan of the Public Administrator of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said before, there are many things going on throughout the entire healthcare system that is -- you know, is improving within the capital, within the regions. There is capital projects that are going on. There is a significant amount of work that is go