Delivery Of Social Housing Programs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In our duties as MLAs, we have to listen to the people that elect us and what we are hearing now, and I am sure a lot of us on this side are hearing, is that the transfer of administration of housing assessments from the Housing Corporation to ECE is defi

Motion 14-15(5): Restoration Of Funding For Federal Programs, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think I've stated my position on this motion a couple times, and more recently this afternoon during my Member's statement. I am in full support of this motion. When I talked to somebody from Volunteer NWT and they say that they're worrie

Motion 8-15(5): Reducing Maximum Percentage Of Income Chargeable For Social Housing, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I support the concept of the motion. There are some parts in here that I do support. Bringing the rent down from 32 to 18 percent, I mean we'd have to have a look at that. I've always been a firm belief in independence and I'd like to se

Tabled Document 65-15(5): Petition To The Public Utilities Board Against Proposed Inuvik Gas Rate Increase  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table a letter from the mayor-elect of the Town of Inuvik, Mr. Derek Lindsay, convening a petition to the Public Utilities Board signed by 152 Inuvik residents against the proposed Inuvik gas rate increase. Thank you.

Question 235-15(5): Funding Programs For Youth Centres  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Minister for that. The Minister was mentioning that he was hoping to build a case. If the Minister builds a case, then who would finance the youth drop-in centres? Thank you.

Question 235-15(5): Funding Programs For Youth Centres  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with the recent announcement of territorial or federal budget cuts, now is the time for this government to find something positive out of this and maybe look at funding youth drop-in centres, because they are an important part of most communi

Question 235-15(5): Funding Programs For Youth Centres  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yellowknife gets everything, even five questions. ---Laughter Mr. Speaker, we all spoke of our frustration of the funding cuts and some of the youth funding. My question today will be directed to the Minister of MACA, Mr. Michael McLeod. I would like

Focus Of Federal Government Funding Reductions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as some of my colleagues have spoken about today, I'd like to speak to my frustration at the federal government's budget cuts to some of the programs that are very important to the people of the Northwest Territories. I don't know what the mes

Committee Motion 38-15(5): Cr 5-15(5): Resolution Of Conflicting Medical Opinions, Carried  I move that this committee recommends that, as a priority, the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board work with the Governance Council to develop options for an independent means of resolving conflicting medical opinions that provides finality, and that reflects

Motion 10-15(5): Transfer Of Responsibility For Social Housing  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that the responsibility for the administration of social housing be once again pla

Motion 9-15(5): Censure Of Premier And Support For Victims Of Sexual Abuse  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that this Legislative Assembly censures the Premier for his comments to the media

Question 224-15(5): Infrastructure Requirements Of The Inuvik Children First Society  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is true, they do have other options up in Inuvik and the Children First Society has been trying to explore all the options. But I firmly believe that it's this government's responsibility to help with this. What do we have to do as an Assembly to add t

Question 224-15(5): Infrastructure Requirements Of The Inuvik Children First Society  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I totally agree with the Minister that this is another good argument for getting resource royalty, but that's something that's still in the works and this is something that we need to do right away. My colleague from Kam Lake spoke to $32 million going int

Question 224-15(5): Infrastructure Requirements Of The Inuvik Children First Society  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement I spoke to the need for an early childhood learning centre in Inuvik. I say need, Mr. Speaker. It's not a want, it's a need. There is a difference. This is an issue that's specific to Inuvik at this particular moment b

Infrastructure Requirements Of The Inuvik Children First Society  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we stand in here all the time and we speak on the resources of the Northwest Territories, and we are a territory rich in resources. But, Mr. Speaker, I think one of our most precious resources in the Northwest Territories are the children in t