Question 142-20(1): Gaza  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, again, I have no policy mechanisms to impact what is happening in Gaza. But that being said, the Northwest Territories does work with the federal government when it comes to immigration, and so I know the federal government has implemented some change

Question 142-20(1): Gaza  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So while I have made clear that I do stay out of international politics, of course we have residents in the Northwest Territories who are from abroad, and they are now Northerners and we want to make Northerners feel welcomed. So the things that we can do

Question 137-20(1): Regional Director for Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We're looking at all of our options. Thank you.

Question 137-20(1): Regional Director for Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The position has not yet been filled so we are still looking into this and considering all of our options as we develop the mandate for the 20th Assembly and we look at the budget for the upcoming sitting. Thank you.

Question 137-20(1): Regional Director for Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We're in the same place we were when the Member asked a couple weeks ago. Thank you.

Question 132-20(1): Akaitcho Agreement in Principle Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It was, I think, a few years ago was the last time there was a real indepth discussion among the group about this item. So I can bring it to the group and say that this has been raised by an MLA and see what their thoughts are on having the discussion but

Question 132-20(1): Akaitcho Agreement in Principle Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I do not have the authority to make that commitment. The GNWT is also signatory to the devolution agreement as are a number of Indigenous governments, and so it's that group of governments who would make that decision, not myself as Premier. And as I u

Question 132-20(1): Akaitcho Agreement in Principle Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I definitely think it's possible. We are not the only party to these negotiations though so there is a lot that's out of our hands. I mean, the federal government is -- you know, they have an evolving approach to negotiations as well so they might introduc

Question 132-20(1): Akaitcho Agreement in Principle Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A consultation draft of the agreement-in-principle has been completed. It is with the Akaitcho leadership, and they are reviewing it internally. So the ball is in their court right now, and so I don't have a timeline on how long things will take but I can

Question 129-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Cultural Safety Training  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can't make any commitments -- I don't want to make any commitments on behalf of the Minister of health. But I think that's a good suggestion. It is a very labour intensive program to offer. As Members know, it's not easy. It's not easy on the facilitator

Question 129-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Cultural Safety Training  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I understand that this -- the group in health has already provided that type of advice. I actually have someone in my office who is an expert in this area as well so I'm happy to have that conversation and see whether or not we can -- or how we can bet

Question 129-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Cultural Safety Training  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm happy to look into that as well. I appreciate that when we are developing programs and policies, we need to have a certain mindset. I've seen -- you know, my time as an MLA, I've seen policies and programs that you could tell were missing a certain len

Question 129-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Cultural Safety Training  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the question. The MLA noted that all MLAs actually participated in that training, and so I think we here in this room understand the value of it. Cultural safety, it's a concept that originates from health academics and the GNWT began, I guess

Question 116-20(1): Daylight Savings Time  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have some reports, I have a briefing note, so we can put together the information from what we have and share it with the Member. Thank you.

Question 116-20(1): Daylight Savings Time  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That might be a bit much. I'm not quite sure that we can provide that level of detail. We don't quite know what it would take. We would likely piggyback with Alberta and, you know, make the changes at the same time. So while Alberta is contacting the airli