Recorded Vote In favour.
August 28th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6390 Second Reading of Bills
Report Of Committee Of The Whole Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm just trying to navigate through two screens here, I'm so sorry. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 6.1(1) so that Bill 90 --
August 28th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6389 Report of Committee of the Whole
Recorded Vote In favour.
August 28th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6389 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tabled Document 959-19(2): Housing Northwest Territories Energy Management Strategy 2030 Tabled Document 960-19(2): Housing Northwest Territories Energy Management Blueprint 2023-2026 Tabled Document 961-19(2): Housing NWT Renewal Policy and Program Review Action Update Tabled Document 962-19(2): What We Heard: Housing NWT Energy Management Strategy Mr. Speaker I would like to table the following four documents: Housing Northwest Territories Energy Management Strategy 2030; Housing Northwest Territories Energy Management Blueprint 2023-2026; Housing NWT Renewal Policy and Program Review Action Update; and, What We Heard: Hou
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6354 Tabling of Documents
Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And yes, I do agree with the Member, absolutely. And when I had this portfolio, I wanted to see significant changes. I do come from a smaller community. And I do come home, and I see these struggles right at the ground level, right from homelessness to out
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6347 Oral Questions
Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And yes, I do agree with the Member. I think we should have this approach throughout the Northwest Territories. And within the four years, I know that it's been quite challenging for this government and for the communities to see a lot of progress within t
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6347 Oral Questions
Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, yes, I do agree with the Member with this approach as well. We've tried this in the Tlicho and looking at our successes and doing business differently and addressing housing differently as well. We've initiated this through the distinction-based fundi
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6347 Oral Questions
Question 1571-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Premier had just tabled a document in regards to homelessness as well too, and this is one of the actions through this strategy as well too. But looking at how we would be looking at a housing stability worker, that is a conversation that we are having
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6347 Oral Questions
Question 1564-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for the question. I'm very passionate about this portfolio, and I'm quite excited but, you know, I just want to let the Member know is that I would like to see if there's any vacant positions that are not filled within housing a
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6343 Oral Questions
Question 1564-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for the question. The funding was a government position but we did end up providing a community initiative project approach with the Tlicho housing working group. That is how the position is funded right now. Thank you, Mr. Spea
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6343 Oral Questions
Question 1564-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for the question, that this is one of the areas that I did highlight, homelessness and housing supports is crucially needed. Throughout the Northwest Territories, we have a variety of different situations that we need to address
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6343 Oral Questions
Question 1564-19(2): Housing Stability Worker Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you so much to the Member for addressing this issue here. The housing stability worker in Behchoko is very successful. It was actually introduced in the last government and also created by the Premier at that time who held the housing portfolio.
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6343 Oral Questions
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize the interpreters as well too who have been with me since 2019. I appreciate their work, I appreciate their broadcasting and interpreting with our proceedings here in the North Slavey language, Ms. Sarah Cleary and Ms. Theresa Etch
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6342 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Member's Statement 1579-19(2): Congratulations to Sahtu Graduates Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the grads in the Sahtu this morning. I am quite excited about this grad class as they started their education in grade 9, 2019, when we all got elected. They have too seen us through the pandemic. They have too seen us through the floods a
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6341 Members' Statements
Minister's Statement 376-19(2): Housing Northwest Territories Renewal Update Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier this sitting I was very pleased to update this House on the establishment of the Northwest Territories Housing Forum. The NWT Housing Forum is just one of 42 program and policy changes that Housing NWT staff have been working tirelessl
June 2nd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6338 Ministers' Statements