Question 23-18(2): Port Of Hay River Dredging Efforts  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's good to hear that we're engaging the appropriate federal Ministers on this topic. Finally, in addition to encouraging the federal government to dredge the areas in question, would this government be willing to provide any assistance to the federal gov

Question 23-18(2): Port Of Hay River Dredging Efforts  Because the GNWT does undertake the obligation to encourage the federal government to dredge, has there been any progress on this issue during your meetings with the new federal Minister or with the Prime Minister?

Question 23-18(2): Port Of Hay River Dredging Efforts  Given that during that the last Assembly, the then Minister of Transportation recognized the importance of a viable harbour in Hay River to the economic well-being of the community, the region, and the territory, has the government analyzed the potential economic benefits of taki

Question 23-18(2): Port Of Hay River Dredging Efforts  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further to my Member’s statement today, I have questions I'd like to direct at the Minister of Transportation regarding the dredging of the port of Hay River. Given the importance of safe marine operating conditions to the physical well-being of those usin

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery  This week we have two Pages from Diamond Jenness Secondary School in Hay River. I'd like to recognize them, Riella Bordey and Marcel Frise. They're grade 9 students and they'll be helping us out all week, and I thank them. I'd also like to thank my constituency assistant, Anne Pe

Dredging The Port Of Hay River  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm using my first few Members’ statements of this Assembly to inform the other Members and the people of the NWT about the major issues affecting Hay River. I know the returning Members are aware of this particular issue, because my predecessor made count

Report of Committee of the Whole  Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report progress. I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  I will now rise and report progress.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  I now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Question 14-18(2): Enrolment Directive For French First Language  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is all good news and I appreciate the Minister's response. Finally, I'd just like to ask the Minister, is it the department's working assumption that Ecole Boreale is viable in the long term as a French language school in Hay River? Thank yo

Question 14-18(2): Enrolment Directive For French First Language  I'd just also like to ask, would the Minister commit to working in good faith with the Hay River District Education Authority (DEA) and the Commission scolaire to find a solution to the Ecole Boreale enrolment issu

Question 14-18(2): Enrolment Directive For French First Language  That's good to hear that a review is underway. I'd like to know what impediments or roadblocks that the government perceives stand in the way of loosening these strict admission requirements that are stopping the GNWT from bringing its admissions policy more in line with the rest

Question 14-18(2): Enrolment Directive For French First Language  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further to my statement today about Ecole Boreale and the ministerial directive, I will be directing my questions to the honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Will the Minister commit to conducting review in good faith of the ministeria

Admissions Policy For Ecole Boreale  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights of people whose first language is French or whose primary school education was in French to have their children educated in that language if they reside in a province or territ

Motion 4-18(2): Appointments To The Striking Committee, Carried  WHEREAS it is required by rule 89(2) that the Legislative Assembly shall appoint a Striking Committee of five Members to report and recommend, with all convenient speed, Members to comprise the Standing Committees; NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Mack