Minister's Statement 3-20(1): 2024-2025 Interim Budget   in the right way. Looking ahead, strengthening the Northwest Territories' economy must be top of mind when speaking of our fiscal reality. Maturing diamond mines, lack of economic diversity, and declining private sector investment are the main drivers of the territory's economic challenges

Minister's Statement 1-20(1): Sessional Statement   Territories; a place rooted in our collective respect for each other and the land, where our cultures and languages thrive, and our communities and people are sustained by a strong, vibrant economy. I believe that in 50 years we can achieve that and that our cooperative consensus

Member's Statement 36-20(1): Foreign Security Concerns  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as my friend from the Sahtu has said, critical minerals are the future of the minerals industry, not just in Northwest Territories but in the entire world. And in that mix, rare earth minerals are vital to the modern digital economy because

Question 30-20(1): Preparing for the Closure of Diavik Diamond Mine   to prepare both our economy and workforce for the 2026 closure of the Diavik Diamond Mine? Thank you.

Question 30-20(1): Preparing for the Closure of Diavik Diamond Mine   Assembly that, really, a healthy economy is reflective of our entrepreneurs and our private industry, and so making sure that we are supporting people who want to take advantage of entrepreneurship is very important to me and something that I'd like to see go forward. Mr. Speaker

Member's Statement 39-20(1): State of the Northwest Territories Economy   economy that will see our territory thrive. I look forward to asking the Minister of Finance questions on this topic. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Question 24-20(1): Energy for Housing   programs for folks to make changes in terms of what they're doing to support energy alternatives in their own lives. $12.9 million has gone through to Arctic Energy Alliance, and this is now where we're looking to the low carbon economy leadership fund. That's a federally -- a federal

Question 15-20(1): Northwest Territories Economic Deficit  Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our fiscal situation is worsening. The economy is going faster -- is not going fast enough, and several disasters has put further strains on our finances yet small communities across the North are facing severe problems relating

Member's Statement 32-20(1): Importance of Seniors  . Seniors are living longer. Some are working because they want to. Many work because they need to, Mr. Speaker. Our economy does need them in the workforce, but the reality is some of them are working because they absolutely are struggling, and they need help. While the median income

Question 43-20(1): Northwest Territories Nominee Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the challenge of finding employees in the territory is not new just to Yellowknife; it affects all our communities. And, Mr. Speaker, one of the interest things about this is that jobs beget jobs. In other words, when we stimulate the economy

Question 30-20(1): Preparing for the Closure of Diavik Diamond Mine  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you to the Member for bringing that up. Those sticky dollars are so important to the Northwest Territories and to our economy. And that is exactly the purpose of conversations like we had at Roundup, to be able to find out from industry

Member's Statement 44-20(1): Maximizing Northern Employment and Benefits  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I spoke to one of the underdeveloped sectors of our economy. There are several other underdeveloped sectors, which I will speak to in time, but today I want to focus on the significant economic activity we already have and how we

Member's Statement 35-20(1): Economic and Environmental Issues and Opportunities for the Northwest Territories   a disposable economy. The NWT, Mr. Speaker, is home to an active mineral industry. In our transitional efforts to a low carbon economy, the federal government is leading the charge. Through this initiative a climate change development strategy has been completed. Change is coming, Mr

Member's Statement 39-20(1): State of the Northwest Territories Economy  Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Members' statements. Member from Mackenzie Delta.

Member's Statement 33-20(1): Development of the Knowledge Economy  Thank you, Member from Frame Lake. Members' statements. Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.