Minister's Statement 1-20(1): Sessional Statement  Mr. Speaker, I must begin by acknowledging the plane crash that occurred in Fort Smith on January 23rd. I send my deepest condolences to the families and friends who have been impacted by this tragedy, and to the entire community of Fort Smith. I visited Fort Smith shortly after

Member's Statement 18-20(1):  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also want to take a moment to thank my constituents and the people of Hay River. You know, we've had a tough few years in Hay River. It's almost surreal when you think about what has happened. And, you know, even though I'm in a new role now, I want

Mr. R.J. Simpson's Reply  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will keep this brief. I think I am the last on the list, we have been going over three hours, so I will do my best to keep this tight. I just want to say a few thank you's before we finally and mercifully put the 19th Assembly out of its misery. Better

Question 1639-19(2): Family Day Holiday  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish the Member would have stopped when he got those yeses from the Minister of ITI earlier. It would have ended this on a high note. But the answer is no, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Question 1636-19(2): Exclusion of Former Students of Chief Jimmy Bruno School from Class Action Lawsuits  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And so I don't have any specific programs for former students of Chief Jimmy Bruneau that I can point to. But there's definitely a recognition in the Northwest Territories of the effects of colonization and residential school and just the Western ideologie

Question 1636-19(2): Exclusion of Former Students of Chief Jimmy Bruno School from Class Action Lawsuits  Mr. Speaker, I just have to reiterate the Premier's comments from yesterday, when she suggested that anyone who feels that they have a claim against the school should seek legal advice. That's the appropriate recourse in this situation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1636-19(2): Exclusion of Former Students of Chief Jimmy Bruno School from Class Action Lawsuits  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Now, I'm not an expert on those class action lawsuits but from what I understand, they were filed against the Government of Canada. Chief Jimmy Bruneau opened, I believe, 1971, and at the same time, it was -- there was the Rae-Edzo School Society was creat

Question 1632-19(2): Northwest Territories Jobs in Demand: 20-Year Forecast  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The department actually recently completed a review. I guess we completed it back in June. It came to this House. We came looking for more money. We found more money internally, and we really enhanced the SFA program. The Member speaks to completion rates

Question 1632-19(2): Northwest Territories Jobs in Demand: 20-Year Forecast  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the Skills 4 Success isn't a program. It's sort of an overarching framework. And within that framework, we can make adjustments based on things like these jobs in demand reports so we can tailor programs. I will say that a lot of the labour programs tha

Question 1632-19(2): Northwest Territories Jobs in Demand: 20-Year Forecast  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And the Member's pointed out that, you know, there is a gap between what the jobs that are going to be in demand that are needed and the education and skills of a number of our residents. And the fact is that has been the case for a long time. We bring a l

Question 1632-19(2): Northwest Territories Jobs in Demand: 20-Year Forecast  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member will be happy to know that nobody is more excited about this report or nobody uses this report more than the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. It's an essential document. We always talk about having data, making data-informed deci

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to recognize some people I have in the gallery here who I've been working with at the Assembly for four years. My ministerial special advisor Rona Sherigan, my EAC Sheila Kotchille. They were a team that was already together when I became a Minister

Member's Statement 1668-19(2): Remembrance for RCMP Constable Christopher Worden  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, later today, residents of Hay River will gather, as they do every October 6th, to remember the life and honour the sacrifice of Constable Christopher Worden. Sixteen years ago today, on October 6, 2007, at 5:03 a.m., Constable Chris Worden of

Minister's Statement 396-19(2): Increasing Student Outcomes  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is a mandate of this government to increase our education outcomes to the same level as the rest of Canada. And we've taken a number of steps to advance this goal. This month, we began trialing an adapted version -- sorry, Mr. Speaker, last

Bill 65: Builders' Lien Act, Carried  Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Yellowknife South that Bill 65, Builders' Lien Act, be read for the third time. And, Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote. Thank you.