Committee Motion 144-14(6): To Amend Clause 13 Of Bill 34, Carried  Mahsi cho, Mr. Chairman. I, too, will support third reading of this bill. I supported it throughout and my questions concerning the North Slave Metis and their opportunities to come to terms with the federal and territorial government with something similar to this satisfied my c

Motion 21-14(6): Censure Of The Minister Of Health And Social Services, Defeated  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, will be supporting this motion. I support it for the very simple reason that universality of health care delivery is important and we don't have universality in the Northwest Territories. We need to standardize all our health centres.

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize my constituency assistant Caroline Sanderson and I would like to recognize my constituents of Lutselk'e who are in the House and are always with me in the House in spirit. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. ---Applause

Passing Of Elders In Tu Nedhe  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my riding has lost quite a bit this past week. Yesterday, Marie Casaway - known as Marie-Louise, but better known as Granny - passed away in Lutselk'e. I spoke earlier in the week about a lady passing away in Deninu Kue. Combined, Mr. Speaker,

Bill 34: Tlicho Land Claims And Self-government Agreement Act  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, specific to the North Slave Metis Alliance again, I know the Powley decision was recent. We don't understand the full magnitude of that decision yet, but it is a Supreme Court decision and normally it's been demonstrated through history tha

Bill 34: Tlicho Land Claims And Self-government Agreement Act  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, outside of the individual rights of the people who are non-Tlicho citizens, the question I am referring to is specific to land. I represent a constituency that is Treaty 8. I know Treaty 8 has negotiated their boundary agreements with the T

Bill 34: Tlicho Land Claims And Self-government Agreement Act  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, clause 4(3) speaks to third parties. I know this question has been asked already, but I would like to get more certainty. I would like to ask the Minister what effect will this agreement have on other aboriginal governments who want to co

Bill 34: Tlicho Land Claims And Self-government Agreement Act  Mahsi cho, Mr. Chairman. I spoke earlier in support of the principle of this bill. My position has not changed. It's well-known, Mr. Chairman, that for thousands of years prior to European immigration, North America was inhabited by many different self-government and aboriginal

Question 412-14(6): Main Street Paving For Dust Control  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the community of Fort Resolution is currently doing road upgrades so they can see chip sealing done next summer, but the community of Lutselk'e has not been contacted at all. One of the greatest concerns that was brought to my attention as th

Question 412-14(6): Main Street Paving For Dust Control  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recognizing that during the current Assembly we will not be going through another business plan session, I would like to ask the Minister if he would put it as part of his transition document for the next government to review to make sure the

Question 412-14(6): Main Street Paving For Dust Control  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am glad the government feels this is a high priority because it certainly is a high priority for people in the communities who have to breathe in the dust day after day during the summer months. They are having a hard time keeping their houses clean. I

Question 412-14(6): Main Street Paving For Dust Control  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, we got some great news in terms of funding that we weren't expecting from the federal government dealing with infrastructure in our communities. The Minis

Item 6: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize the former chief of Dettah and former team mate with the Dettah Chiefs, Chief Richard Edjericon. ---Applause

progress On Committee Priorities  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our fourth priority was "to see a cohesive and current workers' compensation system and governing authorities to meet the changing environment." The division of the Territories and outdated legislation dictated the need to review the workers

Pursuit Of The Traditional Trapping Lifestyle  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this being our second-last day of this session, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize our oldest industry in the Northwest Territories, the trapping industry. As you know, Mr. Speaker, the trapping industry is the main reason wh