Question 14-19(2): Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation Caribou Hunting Moratorium  With those four monitors that LKDFN had, I am just wondering if the Minister can make any commitment to the LKDFN to help fund those positions?

Medical Travel  Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Today, I am going to talk about medical travel in the NWT. I feel like a broken record, but I feel like I need to drive this point home. Since taking office, I have already dealt with several medical travel-related issues with constituents, and with each

Document 15-19(2): Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation's Caribou Stewardship Plan  Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Further to my comments from my Member's statement on February 6, 2020, I wish to table the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation's caribou stewardship plan. It is titled "Yunethe Xa Etthen Hadi." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Retention of Surpluses by Education Authorities  Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. We are at a time when schools are facing budget shortfalls and need to either cut services or programs. I really do not understand why ECE does not allow for budget surpluses to be carried over and utilized by schools at the start of a new fiscal year. Pre

Question 48-19(2): Retention of Surpluses by Education Authorities  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. This question is directed to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. I spoke a little bit about budget surpluses in my Member's statement, and my question is: in the spirit of getting our district education authorities more budget autonomy, will

Question 48-19(2): Retention of Surpluses by Education Authorities  I don't know if there is any foreshadowing here, but did I just get a promotion to Minister? No? I just want to make sure. Thank you to the Minister for his response. I just want to make sure that there is more communication as well, and to have more meetings with our DEAs, just

Motion 2-19(2): Referral of Tabled Document 12-19(2): 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories to Committee of the Whole  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that, on Thursday, February 13, 2020, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the Member for Hay River North, that Tabled Document 12-19(2), 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories be refer

Motion 2-19(2): Referral of Tabled Document 12-19(2): 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories to Committee of the Whole, carried  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today. ---Unanimous consent granted

Motion 2-19(2): Referral of Tabled Document 12-19(2): 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories to Committee of the Whole, carried  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. WHEREAS Tabled Document 12-19(2), 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories has been tabled in this House; AND WHEREAS the 2019-2023 Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories requires detailed consideration; NOW THEREF

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Mahsi cho, Madam Chair. The committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 16-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2019-2020. Mahsi cho, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 1-19(2): Tabled Document 16-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2019-2020 Carried  I move that consideration of Tabled Document 16-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No, 3, 2019-2020 be now concluded and that Tabled Document 16-19(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an

Committee Motion 1-19(2): Tabled Document 16-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2019-2020 Carried  Madam Chair, I request that the chair rise and report progress.

Minister's Statement 11-19(2): Fostering Indigenous Languages  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. As a new Member of this House, I have a steep learning curve, and I know a few of our other Members do, as well, mainly in regards to the budgeting process of the GNWT. One area in particular that stands out is our Assembly's usage of supplementary budget

Question 59-19(2): Budgeting Process and Public Communication  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I had a question for the Minister of Finance, but I just want to say what the Minister from ECE said about having plans to move forward and taking steps to be more open and transparent to the people of the Northwest Territories. They deserve that. With tha

Question 59-19(2): Budgeting Process and Public Communication  Thank you for the response from the Minister. Not quite what I wanted to hear, but, you know, I try to look at it this way: the States have the CIA; Canada has CSIS. You know, they have their secret committees, but we're the GNWT. We're a consensus government. I think we need to