Question 7-20(1): Exposure of Vulnerable Population to Risk in 2023 Evacuations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And as I said, this is work we need to do. So they are -- I think they're well suited. I think they're designed to get that information. The reviews are going to include feedback from NGOs, the NGOs that were participating in the evacuation that were assis

Question 7-20(1): Exposure of Vulnerable Population to Risk in 2023 Evacuations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And what the Member is talking about is exactly what we need to make sure happens. We need to ensure that the things that went wrong, that we didn't prepare for, that we didn't know we needed to prepare for even, during the last number of evacuations are a

Question 4-20(1): Regional Director Position  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't want to task the department with a bunch of work at this point. Once we get those priorities in, then we're going to have the opportunity to do that work and we will be looking at positions all across the North, funded positions, unfunded positions

Question 4-20(1): Regional Director Position  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And there is not an active competition. I think the department wants to look at all of our options, understanding that we are going to begin working with Indigenous governments and in a different way going forward. We want to ensure that the supports that

Question 4-20(1): Regional Director Position  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And so the was decisions made in the previous government. I can't speak to those decisions, but I can say that, you know, as Minister of ECE I know I put a lot of jobs in Inuvik so, yes, I'm a big supporter of positions in communities and in the regions. A

Question 3-20(1): Implementation of the Recommendations of Strengthening Support for Non Profit Sector  Thank you. No, it is my understanding that work is happening on the report. It's not just sitting on a shelf collecting dust being ignored. Thank you.

Question 3-20(1): Implementation of the Recommendations of Strengthening Support for Non Profit Sector  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And similar to the first question, I don't have that at my fingertips. I suspect that the priorities set by this Assembly may impact any timelines that do exist. Thank you.

Question 3-20(1): Implementation of the Recommendations of Strengthening Support for Non Profit Sector  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So in the past government, we did take the step of providing two- and three-year contribution agreements to a number of NGOs, which was a big step. You can't plan with just, you know, one year of top-up funding assured. And I do recognize the importance of

Question 3-20(1): Implementation of the Recommendations of Strengthening Support for Non Profit Sector  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Unfortunately, I don't have that information at my fingertips. I'll be happy to get back to the Member. Thank you.

Question 1-20(1): Ministerial Mandate Statements  Of course. Thank you.

Question 1-20(1): Ministerial Mandate Statements  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can tell you that when you're a Cabinet Minister, it's a four-year work week. So we're busy. Thank you.

Question 1-20(1): Ministerial Mandate Statements  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So similar to the election period where the public service still continues to exist despite the Cabinet not being active in providing direction, the public service continues to do their work. Thank you.

Question 1-20(1): Ministerial Mandate Statements  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, we have no priorities as an Assembly yet. The choice was made by the 19 Members in this House to extend the priority setting exercise, and so we haven't even set those priorities yet. So I don't think it would be appropriate to task the Ministers with

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to recognize a few members of the team that we've recently brought on. Our new principal secretary, Dr. Joe Dragon; the deputy secretary, Kyla Kakfwi Scott; and Fredrick Bergeron, the executive administrative coordinator in the principal secretary's

Minister's Statement 2-20(1): Minister Absent from the House  Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise Members that the Honourable Lucy Kuptana will be absent from the House today due to travel delays in her flights to Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.