Committee Report 76-19(2): Special Committee on Transition Matters Moving Forward: Report of the Special Committee on Transition Matters Introduction A democratic society relies on the peaceful, coordinated, and timely transition of power from one group of elected leaders to another. Following the Territorial General Election, the Members-elect of the 20th Legislative Assembly will meet in Yellowknife to transiti
October 4th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6731 Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Committee Report 76-19(2): Special Committee on Transition Matters Moving Forward: Report of the Special Committee on Transition Matters Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your special committee on transition matters is pleased to provide its report on transition matters titled Moving Forward: Recommendations for the Incoming 20th Assembly and commends it to the House. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Membe
October 4th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6731 Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Question 1616-19(2): Business Support for 2023 Wildfire Evacuations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, Mr. Speaker, you know, I'm glad with those answers and I think the Minister, you know, heard the pleas, I guess, from, you know, people in the South Slave that have been really devastated over the last while. So, Mr. Speaker, will the Minister confir
October 4th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6729 Oral Questions
Question 1616-19(2): Business Support for 2023 Wildfire Evacuations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I'm pleased to hear that, and I think the residents and businesses of Hay River will be as well. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister tell me if the criteria for financial business support will be flexible? Thank you.
October 4th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6729 Oral Questions
Question 1616-19(2): Business Support for 2023 Wildfire Evacuations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister confirm if there has been any consideration for increased business financial support for the communities of Hay River, K'atlodeeche, and Enterprise based on the devastation over the past 16 months on those communities? Thank
October 4th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6729 Oral Questions
Question 1616-19(2): Business Support for 2023 Wildfire Evacuations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I asked the Minister of Finance and the Minister of ECC to come into this House today and bring with them their compassion, empathy, and a commitment for financial support for businesses and individuals impacted by the wildfire. I gu
October 4th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6729 Oral Questions
Member's Statement 1630-19(2): Business Support for 2023 Wildfire Evacuations Mr. Speaker, I want to start off by first congratulating Wab Kinew of the NDP on being elected as the next Premier of Manitoba. I know he will be a great leader for the province and its people. Mr. Speaker, over the last 16 months, businesses in the communities of Hay River, K'a
October 4th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6723 Members' Statements
Bill 93: Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Act, Carried Mr. Speaker -- oh, sorry, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Here I was wondering what the Member was doing standing. Anyways, yeah, I'm -- you know, I'm in support of this motion. And I guess as an engineering technologist, now I can belong to an organization actually in the Northwest Terr
October 3rd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6682 Third Reading of Bills
Committee Motion 479-19(2): Committee Report 62-19(2): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Review of Bill 74: Forest Act - Annual Meeting, Carried Thank you, Madam Chair. You know, I look at this motion here, and I guess I think back to, you know, when the fire started and what happened throughout. You know, I spent most of my time in Hay River during that period. And you know, I saw what was going down. I saw the interacti
October 3rd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6664 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Question 1601-19(2): Evacuation Supports Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've got a couple of people who are actually in the temporary accommodation right now and they've been told they might only be there until the end of November. And the Minister alluded to that it would be end of -- or in January. So can extens
October 3rd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6654 Oral Questions
Question 1601-19(2): Evacuation Supports Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister confirm if there -- and I think he alluded to it. Is there a limited time these temporary accommodations will be made available to people who lost their homes and if there is a limited time, what criteria will that be based on
October 3rd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6654 Oral Questions
Question 1601-19(2): Evacuation Supports Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've had a couple of calls, people asking about accommodation, and I'd like to ask the Minister who it is that residents need to contact to access these accommodations? Thank you. Is it the Pathfinders, or who is it? Thank you.
October 3rd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6654 Oral Questions
Question 1601-19(2): Evacuation Supports Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I see the Minister for MACA is smiling over there, so. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister of MACA confirm if temporary accommodations are available for those persons who lost their homes during the wildfire will be made available and under what criteria? T
October 3rd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6654 Oral Questions
Member's Statement 1618-19(2): Evacuation Supports Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, residents who covered their own evacuation costs continue to request financial support. As such, I have requested each to provide me with copies of their receipts and to sign a statutory declaration stating they have not received funds from ot
October 3rd, 2023Assembly debate Page 6648 Members' Statements
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess as I sit here and I listen to, you know, the comments and the answers from the Minister is that, you know, there's no doubt that -- you know, there's no doubt that we need housing. And it seems like the only game in town is the housing corporation
September 30th, 2023Assembly debate Page 6596 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters