Oral Questions, Climate Change — 12 February 2026 (20th Assembly, 1st Session, pp. 3427–3486)
2026-02-12, 20th Assembly 1st Session, pp. 3427–3486
Northwest Territories — Debates (Hansard)
Debates of Feb. 12th, 2026
This is page numbers 3427 - 3486 of the Hansard for the 20th Assembly, 1st Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library.
The word of the day was know .
Topics
Oral Questions
Members Present
Prayer Or Reflection
Northwest Territories Barren-Ground Caribou Updates
???
Town Hall on Crime and Public Safety
Town Hall on Crime and Public Safety
Elders Housing and Health Supports
Support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
Land Transfer
Impacts of Drug Use and Crime
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machines
Biomass Energy
Fort Simpson District Education Authority
Crime and Public Safety
Crime and Public Safety
Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Municipal Land Transfers
Biomass Energy
Crime and Public Safety
Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Aspen Apartments Project Update
Building Standards Framework
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Energy Security and Reliability
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Crime Reduction Unit
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Orders Of The Day
Members Present
Mr. Edjericon , Mr. Hawkins , Hon. Lucy Kuptana , Hon. Jay MacDonald , Hon. Vince McKay , Ms. Morgan , Mr. Morse , Ms. Reid , Mr. Rodgers , Hon. Lesa Semmler , Hon. R.J. Simpson , Mr. Testart , Hon. Shane Thompson , Hon. Caroline Wawzonek , Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong , Mrs. Yakeleya
The House met at 1:30 p.m.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
---Prayer or reflection
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Prayer Or Reflection
Prayer Or Reflection
Page 3427
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Good afternoon. Colleagues, I am prepared to deliver my ruling on the Point of Order raised by the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh on February 10, 2026. I have reviewed the unedited Hansard for the exchange in question, and I do not agree that this constitutes a Point of Order.
I would first like to recognize that the Member felt personally impugned or that their relationship with an Indigenous leader had been called into question. However, there has been no unparliamentary language, no clear allegations against another Member, and no charges of false or hidden motives.
I recognize that there is a debatable basis for a Point of Order regarding the imputation of motives or suggestion that the Member's questions are misaligned with Indigenous leaders. However, given the absence of key explicit and direct wording, alongside the Premier 's explanation of his intent in his response to the Point of Order, I do not see a formal Point of Order.
I appreciate that the Premier was prepared to apologize before I even made a ruling. I also appreciate that the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh is speaking for his residents. I do wish to stress to Members to avoid such personal implications and encourage both sides to focus on substantive questions of treaty obligations and medical travel policies. I would also like to take this time to remind Members not to suggest another Member is acting based on a personal motive or to ascribe promises or commitments they did not themselves state in this House.
Moving forward, I need to emphasize that debate in this area should be focused on policy, treaty obligations, and government actions regarding medical travel, not on personal motives or characteristics of Members.
In addition, Members know that the Speaker may allow debate on a Point of Order. However, I felt that hearing from the Member and the Premier , along my review of the transcript, was sufficient in my ability to make a ruling on this Point of Order.
Thank you, colleagues. Ministers' statements. Minister from ECC.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 178-20(1): Northwest Territories Barren-Ground Caribou Updates
Ministers' Statements
Page 3427
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, barren-ground caribou are a vital part of the culture, traditions, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples across the Northwest Territories. They are also an important indicator for the health of our northern ecosystems.
The conservation and recovery of barren-ground caribou herds is a shared responsibility and commitment. The Government of the Northwest Territories continues to work closely with Indigenous governments, Indigenous organizations, renewable resources boards, and other co-management partners to monitor herd condition, share information, and take targeted actions when needed.
The new population estimates for several herds have highlighted conservation concerns we are currently facing in the territory. The Bathurst, Bluenose East, and Porcupine herds all recorded significant population declines in 2025 despite collaborative efforts to address climate change, habitat disturbance, and other contributing pressures.
Mr. Speaker, despite these challenges, the GNWT is working with our Indigenous partners and communities to support recovery using both science-based management and Indigenous knowledge. Decisions about caribou management are strongest when they are informed by the people who have relied upon and stewarded these herds for generations.
Over the past year, the Department of Environment and Climate Change and our co-management partners continue a range of research work and monitoring efforts. We support collaborative herd-specific management processes and continued discussions on harvest management and habitat protection.
In 2025, ECC hosted a series of respected harvester meetings with representatives from Indigenous governments and Indigenous organizations whose members have traditionally harvested along the Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road. The department also provided ongoing support to Indigenous-led monitoring programs along the winter road led by the Tlicho government, the Yellowknife Dene First Nation, and the North Slave Metis Alliance. The GNWT is committed to working in partnership to support the long-term sustainability of barren-ground caribou.
As the Minister of ECC , I am personally committed to ensure the long-term sustainability of caribou populations to make sure they are here for future generations.
Mr. Speaker, to be clear, I want the caribou to be there for my grandchildren and their grandchildren after them. Through collaboration, shared responsibility, and continued investment in monitoring and conservation, we can help ensure these herds remain part of the North forever. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 178-20(1): Northwest Territories Barren-Ground Caribou Updates
Ministers' Statements
Page 3427
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Environment and Climate Change . Ministers' statements. Members' statements. Member from Inuvik Boot Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 869-20(1): ???
Members' Statements
Page 3427
Denny Rodgers
Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Roy Sugloo Arena at the Midnight Sun Complex in Inuvik will be loud and proud tonight. The 37th Annual Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Native Hockey Tournament, also known as the IRC Cup, starts today with 12 teams competing in over three divisions.
I would like to thank the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and its affiliated sponsors for sponsoring the event. It brings players and fans from throughout the Inuvialuit settlement region, the Beaufort Delta, the Mackenzie Delta, and beyond. I would like to thank the organizer for this event for their tireless efforts, as well as the amazing staff at the MSC, the Midnight Sun Complex, ensuring the facilities are in top shape for the athletes and fans alike.
This event, Mr. Speaker, brings together families, friends, athletes, and visitors to our community. It truly is an incredible event. I would like to wish all the teams the very best of success, and I know it will be another amazing tournament this year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 869-20(1): ???
Members' Statements
Page 3427
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Inuvik Boot Lake . Members' statements. Member from Range Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 870-20(1): Town Hall on Crime and Public Safety
Members' Statements
Page 3427
Kieron Testart
Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last night, the Member for Yellowknife Centre and I hosted a town hall on crime and public safety. Around 70 residents joined us, including parents, priests, public servants, business people, Indigenous leaders, activists, outreach workers, and people with lived experience on the streets of our capital. What we heard may not be surprising considering the recent state of our territory on crime but the deeply personal experience and insights shared were striking. In their own words, here are some of what we heard last night:
A citizen whose home was broken into said, I still stay up at night looking out of the window fearing for the safety of my family.
A Canadian Ranger said he was robbed and assaulted in uniform, the assailant telling him, I've always wanted to beat up a Ranger.
Dene people are raised to do the right thing. This is not Dene law; this is addiction.
The rules aren't strong enough.
The hospital ER is being used as a homeless shelter.
Fights are breaking out and families don't feel safe, but they can't leave or they won't be treated for their medical issues.
School-aged children drinking and smoking drugs in my backyard.
I spent four years living on the streets. I used to snort cocaine and shoot crack. We had respect back then, now these people have no shame, doing it all out in the open.
It's like we live in a third world country. Elders living in duct-tape homes.
There is no respect. I live a hundred feet from an encampment. It's going on the second year. I see girls going in as prostitutes. I see drugs going in. Why is the GNWT supporting this with generators and garbage pickup?
Our neighbourhood isn't safe anymore. I am afraid. I feel helpless. I don't feel safe walking downtown.
Mr. Speaker, several themes emerged over the course of the discussion:
Crime prevention programs designed for youth,
Accountability as a guiding principle for criminal justice reform,
Increased proactive community policing,
A need for stronger economic and social opportunity,
Regulation of private security companies and mandated cultural safety training; and,
More resources in small communities so not everyone has to come to Yellowknife for services.
I want to thank everyone who joined us last night and trusted us with their stories so we could share them here in this chamber. I also want to thank RCMP members, sheriffs, and peace officers who are working tirelessly to protect Northerners.
I am calling on the House to hear the voices of our people, honour their stories, and take decisive action to bring safety back to our streets, Mr. Speaker. And I will have questions for the Minister later today.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 870-20(1): Town Hall on Crime and Public Safety
Members' Statements
Page 3428
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Range Lake . Members' statements. Member from Yellowknife Centre .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 871-20(1): Town Hall on Crime and Public Safety
Members' Statements
Page 3428
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to start off with some interesting words: Confusion, anger, fear, frustration, hopelessness reinforced by the feelings of abandonment and vulnerability. Again, Mr. Speaker, the weight when someone tells me they feel vulnerable and abandoned by the process in the world we live in.
Mr. Speaker, many people know Yellowknife will never be the Old Yellowknife of old days but, Mr. Speaker, with my colleague from Range Lake, we wanted to hear the stories of up to 70 people. People showed up who are not regular people who come to these types of community events. They rose to the occasion. They didn't hide behind some veil of I am not telling you who I am. They're not trying to speak in funny voices so we don't know who they are. People saying I want you to know who I am, my story. I want you to hear the struggle of abandonment and fear.
Mr. Speaker, when seniors tell me at a community event like this what is my right to protect my home, what is reasonable force? If a senior, Mr. Speaker, is asking what reasonable force is when someone breaks in their home, that has got to be one of the loudest bells ringing I've ever heard in my job in my whole career. They're that afraid; they need help, Mr. Speaker.
The frustration of hearing a mom talking about being in Stanton Hospital and feeling threatened and wanted to leave. Her child did not feel safe.
Mr. Speaker, these are real stories that people had. They shouldn't feel unsafe.
When business owners are saying they've stopped calling the police because they don't show up fast enough for minor petty crime that happens day in and day out, it's not a criticism of the police because they quickly jump to we know they're dealing with heavy crime. And that's where they feel abandoned and vulnerable, that they're asking questions what do we do now?
Another senior told me do I now have to buy a security system I can't afford, do I have to buy a subscription? Where does it end, Mr. Speaker?
Although my time on the clock is ending, Mr. Speaker, this issue isn't ending. This is the beginning of how we're going to start asking how do we make our families and our friends feel safe in our community again because if that doesn't matter, I don't know what matters. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 871-20(1): Town Hall on Crime and Public Safety
Members' Statements
Page 3428
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre . Members' statements. Member from Deh Cho .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 872-20(1): Elders Housing and Health Supports
Members' Statements
Page 3428
Sheryl Yakeleya
Deh Cho
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I want to speak to an urgent and growing need in our small communities, the need for reliable after hours care for our elders, especially in places where no ambulance services are available.
Mr. Speaker, we know that many of our elders want to remain in their home communities as they age. This is not only a matter of comfort, it's a matter of dignity, culture, and connection. But too often elders who live alone or without close family support face unnecessary risk when a health concern arises outside of regular hours.
In many of our communities, nurses are not permitted to leave health centres and without ambulance services or on-call support, elders may be left with nowhere to turn in moments of distress. This is a gap we can and must address. One practical and community-driven solution is to enable local home care workers to provide limited after hours support when needed. These workers already have the trust of the community, they know the elders, understand local realities, and are trained to provide safe and compassionate care. Allowing home care workers to respond during after hours emergencies within a clear and supported framework would provide a vital safety net for our most vulnerable residents.
Mr. Speaker, this is not about replacing emergency services. It is about ensuring that no elder is left alone without help simply because they live in a small community. It is about creating a safe environment for aging in place, reducing unnecessary medivacs, and supporting the very people who built our communities. Our elders deserve to feel safe in their own homes, day or night.
I urge this government to work with our communities to develop an after hours home care support model that reflects our northern realities and honours our elders with the care they deserve. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 872-20(1): Elders Housing and Health Supports
Members' Statements
Page 3428
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from the Deh Cho . Members' statements. Member from Great Slave .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 873-20(1): Support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
Members' Statements
Page 3428
Kate Reid
Great Slave
I also want to thank this House for passing the second reading of Bill 40,
An Act to Amend the Vital Statistics Act. This bill also amends the Change of Name Act to provide discretion to the registrar general and vital statistics to disallow deadnaming in the gazette, an issue I have raised in this House to support that community. Thank you, colleagues. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 873-20(1): Support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
Members' Statements
Page 3428
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Great Slave . Members' statements. Member from Frame Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 874-20(1): Land Transfer
Members' Statements
Page 3428
Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the city of Yellowknife continues to face a significant shortage of available land for development, a challenge that has become increasingly visible in recent years. Municipal leaders and residents alike have voiced concern that the city currently has little residential land available for sale and existing developed parcels are insufficient to meet the community's housing and growth needs. The city is actively working to develop the few available parcels it currently holds, but these are not nearly enough to meet expected demand.
The difficulty they are facing is that bringing new land to market is a lengthy and complex process, one that is not fully within municipal control. The underlying issue is that the NWT communities own very little land within their municipal boundaries leaving the municipalities dependent on the Government of the Northwest Territories for land transfers before new parcels can be planned, serviced, and released.
Given these circumstances, there is a clear and pressing need for more efficient coordination between municipal and territorial systems, particularly within the land administration processes overseen by the Department of Environment and Climate Change.
Public reporting indicates that delays in administrative complexity in territorial land processes contribute to difficulties in making new land available. Improving the responsiveness and efficiency of these processes would help address multiple community priorities such as housing availability, economic stability and diversification, and long-term planning initiatives. These documented realities underscore the importance of strengthening intergovernmental coordination and modernizing land administration workflows.
Streamlining application requirements, reducing processing times, and enhancing collaboration between the city and the Department of Environment and Climate Change would help to ensure that our communities have access to the land they need to grow.
I appreciate the Minister's attention to this issue and the addition of new positions in the budget to respond to this need; however, I think there's work to be done on streamlining and improving the timelines of our processes as well. This work is part of our mandate implementation on building the foundation for a strong economy. It's a priority in the department's business plan so, really, we're just working on how best to implement the priority. I know our government wants to ensure that we are reducing barriers to local development as much as possible. I will have questions for the Minister later today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Member's Statement 874-20(1): Land Transfer
Members' Statements
Page 3429
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Frame Lake . Members' statements. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 875-20(1): Impacts of Drug Use and Crime
Members' Statements
Page 3429
Richard Edjericon
Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the South Slave region has become a hot spot for crime and dangerous drugs coming up from Alberta, make their way into my four Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh communities. While recent increases in drug busts shows that policing investment in tools are working, there is still more that must be done.
As we continue to fight drug crimes, the government must also focus on repairing the harm done to families affected by it, especially the children who are often present in the home when drugs are trafficked.
All these drug dealers look for homes in our communities to set up shop. They trap the most vulnerable. Once the drug user is deeply in their debt, the dealers keep them isolated, terrified, and trapped in the cycle of fear and control. These are homes that the whole community knows as turning into drug dens yet they often have children in them, many of whom are already known to the health and social services.
For the safety of those children, the Minister needs to ensure her department is working closely with the justice department because I continue to hear that there's no CFS checks that are happening in these homes. If staff are too afraid to enter, that should be a major red flag demanding immediate action.
I have heard stories of children being picked up at jails by their grandparents after drug busts of the families being put into taxis and sent to already overcrowded homes of extended relatives. It is up to this government to help break that cycle of poverty and trauma. The Minister responsible goes beyond simply relocating children after RCMP involvement, and she must be proactive when it is clear that children are living and surrounded by drugs and crime. We need more investment not only in fighting crime but also supporting the victims. I will have questions for the Minister of health later on today. Mahsi.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 875-20(1): Impacts of Drug Use and Crime
Members' Statements
Page 3429
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh . Members' statements. Member from Monfwi .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 876-20(1): Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machines
Members' Statements
Page 3429
Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Monfwi
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the construction of the new Stanton Territorial Hospital was one of the largest public infrastructure investments in the history of the Northwest Territories. Yet despite this, it lacks a key piece of medical technology - a magnetic resonance imaging machine, or MRI.
MRI technology is essential for early detection and accurate diagnosis. It allows physicians to identify cancers, strokes, neurological disorders, and internal injuries at early stages when treatment is more effective and positive outcomes are stronger.
Mr. Speaker, early diagnosis can mean the difference between a manageable condition and a life altering one. It can also reduce long-term health costs by preventing complications that arise from delayed care. Mr. Speaker, for residents across the Northwest Territories access to MRI services should not be considered a luxury. Timely access is a core part of modern health care and a standard service in hospitals across Canada.
For elders in smaller communities, these barriers are often more significant. Travel is physically demanding, especially for those managing chronic or serious illness. If we are committed to protecting our residents and strengthening care in the North, essential diagnostic services, including MRI, must be a service provided within our own health system.
Mr. Speaker, we spend millions each year on medical travel, sending residents south for services that could be provided here. We have invested in a new hospital. It should be fully equipped to meet the needs of our population.
Mr. Speaker, I have heard from constituents who say that when scans are performed in Alberta, local physicians sometimes receive written reports rather than full imaging access. If treatment is happening here, doctors should have full pictures. Mr. Speaker, it is time to bring MRI services to Stanton so our residents can access this important technology closer to home. I will have question for the Minister of Health and Social Services . Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 876-20(1): Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machines
Members' Statements
Page 3429
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh . Members' statements. Member from Yellowknife North .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 877-20(1): Biomass Energy
Members' Statements
Page 3429
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Mr. Speaker, what if we had access to a proven energy source that was not only cheaper and cleaner but also supported local jobs and economies for the long term and helped protect us from wildfire disasters? It sounds too good to be true. But it's already here, and I am talking about using wood for heating. I know that sounds boring. Lots of folks already have wood or pellet stoves. The GNWT already has installed lots of biomass boilers. So what's more to talk about?
People want to move on to talk about fancy new technologies and energy innovations, but the danger is we ignore the need to strengthen the human capacity, skills, and logistics to sustain even our existing biomass heating facilities. We're also missing opportunities to fully tap into the economic potential of a made-in-the-north wood-chipping industry.
Now, I am not saying that GNWT itself should be the main driver of biomass energy. Projects need to be community-driven. There needs to be local commitment and local people trained to maintain and operate these systems, with several backup maintainers ready to step in if someone goes on vacation or gets sick or leaves the community.
Arctic Energy Alliance is a key partner in ensuring that there are really small armies of trained biomass operators, and they could use funding to run even more courses as they have long waiting lists. And within the GNWT's Department of Infrastructure, we could use a more centralized and coordinated team of support staff.
Now, communities such as Teslin in the Yukon are already seeing the economic benefits from a local wood-chipping industry. They report that with district heating systems powered by locally harvested chips, up to 95 percent of the expense stays within the local economy
whereas only 10 percent of the money would stay with oil or diesel heating.
Led by ECC and MACA, our communities have already been doing a lot of FireSmarting, but we haven't yet made the link to plan to use that wood waste as fuel. Likewise, we've been siloing efforts at sustainable forest management, thinking mainly of preservation when we could actually be creating healthier forests and prevent some fires by doing more active thinning and using that wood as heating fuel. Mr. Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent to conclude my statement.
---Unanimous consent granted
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's time to start reinvesting the substantial savings we've already seen from biomass energy in continuing to expand its potential both for economic development and fire prevention. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 877-20(1): Biomass Energy
Members' Statements
Page 3429
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North . Members' statements.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Minister's Statement 878-20(1): Fort Simpson District Education Authority
Members' Statements
Page 3429
Shane Thompson
Nahendeh
Colleagues, over the past year, you have heard some of the challenges the Fort Simpson District Education Authority has been going through. I can tell you, I have spoke with and advocated along side of them to help improved the education system in the community. These seven elected representatives of the community are parents, aunts and uncles of the students in the school system. Today I would like to recognize and celebrate them - a team that stands strong in its believe, dedication, and resolve to create lasting change in education for the community of Fort Simpson.
In every community, education is the bridge between the present and the future. It is where our young people find their voice, our culture finds its continuity, and our community finds renewed strength. The Fort Simpson Education Authority has remarkable determination in meeting the challenges within our education system not to avoiding but by facing them head-on with courage and collaboration.
Change is never easy. It takes vision, conviction, and unity to challenge old systems and to ask difficult questions and to make decisions that put students first. This authority has done exactly that, working tirelessly to strengthen learning environments, support staff, and ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Their work is driven by a belief that every child no matter their circumstances deserves a quality education that reflects who they are, where they came from, and where they are going.
By listening to students, teachers, families, and community members, the authority continues to shape an education system that is responsive, inclusive, and grounded in local values.
The efforts underway today are not about fixing what is broken; they are about building something better. They are about creating a system that honours cultural knowledge, celebrates student success, and empowers staff to grow and thrive.
On behalf of all who care about the future of our youth, I want to express sincere gratitude to the Members of the Fort Simpson Education Authority. Your resolve strengthens our community. Your leadership inspires trust. And your action remind us that progress is possible when we work together with open hearts and a shared purpose. May your commitment continue to guide the way forward for the students who are learning today, and for the generations who will follow in their footsteps.
Members' statements. Notices of motion. Motions. Returns to oral questions. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Replies to the budget address, day 6 of 7. Acknowledgements. Oral questions. Member from Range Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Kieron Testart
Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this Assembly has made public safety a priority, and I am pleased to see that we have made progress in several areas in this but, of course, it doesn't matter if our constituent don't feel safe.
So I am asking today will the Minister of Justice commit to leading a whole of government crime reduction strategy that is costed, time bound, and will increase community policing presence in all NWT communities, take proactive measures for northern youth to prevent crime and addictions, advocate for bail reform at the federal level to ensure violent and repeat offenders are taken off the streets, enhance in-territory addictions programs and create a resident addictions treatment centre, and provide dedicated formula funding to all communities for public safety and community policing.
That would be the body of the strategy, but we need a whole-of-government approach here. It can't just be one department, and he needs to take leadership over it to ensure we have safe and secure communities. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Range Lake . Minister of Justice .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a number of the items that the Member has risen are certainly on the agenda, and I am definitely committed to ensuring that as a government, I fulfill my mandate that's within my letter to enhance community safety across the Northwest Territories.
Making a commitment on the floor is not how this government does business. We have processes, we have procedures, we have committee. We get input from all Members to do this work, and that is a big piece of how we govern in consensus government, Mr. Speaker. So I think that that process needs to be brought before the entire House for a further discussion if that's a direction. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Kieron Testart
Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, I have thoughts on how we govern but, Mr. Speaker, I mean, I could put this into a motion and then the government will respond to it. I don't think that's going to get us any farther.
Mr. Speaker, we started this conversation at a town hall. Would the Minister commit to hosting town halls across the Northwest Territories with his department, with the RCMP, and hear firsthand the stories people are going through. Because it's not pretty out there. He needs to hear these stories, not just from us, but from firsthand accounts of people telling these stories so he can understand the seriousness of the issues and how he could help. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I held co-meetings with the commander of the RCMP in communities where they have made that request of us, and I am certainly pleased. I will obviously not speak for the commander, but I am happy to make myself available if there's a request from a community to come and have a community meeting to discuss justice. I am very happy to do that and would be happy to reach out to see what the availability is of the commander of the RCMP to attend with me as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Final supplementary. Member from Range Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Kieron Testart
Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like the Minister to commit to something more proactive than that. It's fine to wait for the communities to ask but he needs to get out there, he needs to show leadership. Will the Minister take a proactive approach and roll out community consultations on how we're doing as a government on public safety. Because how people are feeling about it -- it's not just about statistics, but it's about how people feel about safety in their communities. He needs to go out and hear those stories. Will he do it proactively? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that's the exact approach I've taken. I've visited many communities across the Northwest Territories. I've had meetings with leadership. Certainly crime, drugs, and the impacts on those communities have been top of mind in those discussions, and I continue to have those conversations at the leadership level. And when the community requests of me to come and meet with community members or attend a town hall or a community meeting, I am more than happy to do that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1009-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife Centre .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't need a long
preamble. I am requesting the Minister to host a town hall and community meeting. Will the Minister abide by that request? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre . Minister of Justice .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I previously stated, I am happy to accept an invitation from a community to attend a community meeting and speak on behalf of my portfolio as the Minister of Justice , so welcome any invitation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, I have a whole set of questions, but I am not going to get to them. I am going to keep repeating the same question. MLA Testart has asked twice. I've asked once. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to ask it a fourth time.
Mr. Minister of Justice , I am asking, MLA Testart's asking you, would you please organize a community town hall meeting so people can speak about their vulnerability and have ideas and options through your department in partnership with the RCMP so we can feel empowered and feel safe in our community again. Would you be willing to do that at our request? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I stated earlier, I am happy to accept an invitation from a community to come in and participate in a town hall harding drugs or crime or any other concerns that the community may have that relates to my portfolio. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Member from Range Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
You're fine, Mr. Speaker. Certainly, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, maybe I am asking it wrong. I am asking -- I am proposing an invitation to the Minister of Justice . Would he accept the offer by MLA Testart and I that if we organize a town hall meeting, would he attend? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I stated I am happy to attend a community meeting if I am invited to discuss the issues of my portfolio. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1010-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3430
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Oral questions. Member for the Deh Cho .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Sheryl Yakeleya
Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister recently provided an update on the model of care in small community health centres, highlighting the improving care in small communities. Has the department examined whether an after hours home care support model should be added as a new policy direction to strengthen safety for elders in communities with limited emergency options? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3430
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from the Deh Cho . Minister of Health and Social Services .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3430
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as that -- the model of care is the health centre model; however, the home care program is currently an ongoing program that is in the small communities. It's in all of our communities. Within that program, the -- any community member can, you know, self referral or to have an assessment done for home care and home support services. As those home care and home services needs are, then the health authority then reviews the staffing that is needed for those areas.
And so when it comes to after hours, if there's a -- you know, if there's a great need to be able to add extra staffing and evening and weekend hours, those assessments are currently done. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Sheryl Yakeleya
Deh Cho
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. The Minister has noted the need to balance the right mix of healthcare professionals in health centres and health cabins. Has the department assessed whether expanding the role of home care workers to include limited after hours support would help achieve this balance provided mix -- provider mix in small communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just, the program itself right now -- and I believe within the -- especially within the small communities, you know, we get federal funding, we use some internal funding, and that funding is done through intake through home support assess -- or home care assessments. The needs of the clients are assessed by the nurse, then those -- the hours are given to the home support workers as the needs, and not always can every small community has extended hours.
At this time, the -- you know, within the -- within their job descriptions and within their work hours, some of our communities do have expanded hours and, you know, we continue to do assessments in all communities to see the need if there is a need for expanded hours. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services . Final supplementary. Member from Deh Cho .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Sheryl Yakeleya
Deh Cho
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Given that ongoing access to health care that is safe, reliable, and equitable is a top priority for the Minister for this government for the Northwest Territories health and social services system, will the Minister commit to engaging directly with community governments, Indigenous leadership, and local home care teams, to determine whether an after hours home support model aligns with community needs, cultural expectations, and existing capacities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to say my department is already doing that. Within the Department of Health and Social Services, we do have the northern wellness agreement, and we do have the First Nation and Inuit home and community care that we do provide services for our residents. Within the northern wellness agreement, the department works directly with every single community leadership, Indigenous, because that money flows to the Indigenous governments, and the Indigenous governments are the ones that come up with their community plans.
So they could use that funding for health and health promotion in any way that they see fit and within that -- then they make the agreement, and then the funding flows directly to them. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1011-20(1): Healthcare and Supports for Elders in Small Communities
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services . Oral questions. Member from Monfwi .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Monfwi
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services . I want to ask the Minister how many NWT residents are currently waiting for an MRI scan and what is the average wait time from referral to imaging. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Monfwi . Minister of Health and Social Services .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not have that level of detail at my desk. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Monfwi
At a later time, I would like to get that information.
Mr. Speaker, can the Minister provide the total annual cost to GNWT of sending residents to Alberta for MRI scans, including both medical travel expenses and payments to Alberta health facilities for the use of their diagnostic equipment. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I can do is I will bring that back to the department. I know that we are doing a feasibility study right now currently for MRI for Yellowknife, so I am sure we have some of that data. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services . Final supplementary. Member from Monfwi .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Jane Weyallon Armstrong
Monfwi
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what is the Minister doing to ensure that essential diagnostic imaging is more accessible to residents of the Northwest Territories, and will the Minister commit to developing a plan to establish MRI services at Stanton Territorial Hospital. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, yes, I have directed my department to do the feasibility study. That's the first part so that we -- you know, where we know what it's going to cost, what it's going to take. And they're currently in that process right now. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1012-20(1): Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Minister of Health and Social Services . Oral questions. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Richard Edjericon
Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of health. Can the Minister explain how much child and family services works with the RCMP and the Department of Justice when homes with children is under investigation for criminal activity, such as drugs offences, to ensure that children are safely out of that home well before the police begin making arrests. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh . Minister of Health and Social Services .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not sure of the actual protocol that they use, but I am aware that in communities where they are -- you know, where there is concerns, RCMP, if there is a need to go into the house, they -- and they know that there's children, they will contact child and family services. The other way around, if child and family services get a complaint and needs to go in to a family's home and they suspect that there could be, you know, drugs and crime going on, that they will contact RCMP as well to escort them. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Richard Edjericon
Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. How is the Minister ensuring that CFS staff can carry out welfare checks when concerns are raised about drugs and crime presence when staff may feel unsafe entering those homes? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I know that child and family services does collaborate with the RCMP, and in the smaller communities, you know, I recently was in the Deh Cho and had the opportunity to talk with some of the concerns that the social workers had when going into small communities. And so with the communities that have no social worker or no RCMP that they are to, you know -- they're to travel together but if it's high risk, then they will contact RCMP. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services . Final supplementary. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Richard Edjericon
Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have families affected by crime who are stuck in the small overcrowded homes after evictions. Can the Minister explain how she ensures that her department has plans to help these families access stable housing after an eviction beyond a simple moving them into with their closest relatives. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when there is a -- you know, a situation arise in a small community or in a family or if people are living in a home that now they can't occupy or they have to leave in order to keep the kids, the goal of child and family services is to try to keep the family together and try to get them to a safe place as soon as possible, and they usually work within the family first. And so if they identify an area where there is a family that they can go and stay, then they will make arrangements and support them to try and get there. That work doesn't stop there. It continues on, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1013-20(1): Child and Family Services Collaboration with Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services . Oral questions. Member from Frame Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, further to my statement today, given that the City of Yellowknife has stated that it has little residential land for sale and the city therefore relies on the GNWT for land transfers before new development can proceed, what immediate measures can the department implement, the Department of ECC to be specific, to accelerate the release of priority parcels within the municipal boundary of Yellowknife? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3431
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Frame Lake . Minister of Environment and Climate Change .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3431
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in 2025, the Department of Environment and Climate Change signed a memorandum of collaboration with the City of Yellowknife and part of this document established a framework for information exchange, for coordination, problem solving, and planning between the department and the city to help support timely and effective decisions on land. So we continue to work closely with the city in that direction. Currently there are eight applications that are in -- nine applications that are in process.
Two of those are with land titles department right now, one is waiting on a survey, and six are in the consultation process. So we continue to work closely with the city to follow that process and ensure that we are processing those applications as quickly as possible. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I certainly appreciate the Minister's responsiveness to the pressure in this House about this issue. Mr. Speaker, does the Minister feel that there are specific components of the department's review and approval processes that could be streamlined or conducted in parallel to reduce processing timelines for municipal level housing and development applications? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, maybe I will just go back a little bit to the process after devolution.
So during devolution, the delegation of administration and control of lands was delegated from the federal government to the Government of the Northwest Territories. So as part of that, we are an arm of the Crown and so part of that responsibility in the transfer of lands requires us that we must honour the rights of Indigenous governments and Indigenous organizations therefore that requires the extensive consultation process that we do not really put a timeframe on.
The other component here that I think that is really relevant is that we don't have the ability to further delegate that authority down to another party. So this process and how we work collaboratively with the city, ensuring that we're moving this as quickly as -- ensuring that our internal processes are efficient, that we're reviewing applications quickly, noting any gaps or missing information, quickly responding to the city or the applicant to get that information and move that application forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3432
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister responsible for Environment and Climate Change . Final supplementary. Member from Frame Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I appreciate the Minister getting into more specifics on this issue and would just note as we were talking about in Committee of the Whole the other night, Mr. Speaker, the land and water board process is well celebrated in the Northwest Territories for Indigenous participation and land claim implementation, and that process has timelines associated with it, Mr. Speaker. So I think that it would be possible to put timelines around the process and still engage in that collaborative way that the Minister is speaking to. So would the Minister look into establishing timelines for that part of the process? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, happy to take that away and go back, have a conversation with my department to see which of the steps that we have control over that we're able to implement some better time guidance. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1014-20(1): Municipal Land Transfers
Oral Questions
Page 3432
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife North .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So further to my Member's statement for today, I wanted to ask questions of the Minister of energy, strategic infrastructure, and supply chains, in no particular order.
First, does the Minister see benefit in establishing a more centralized team of support staff within infrastructure to provide more coordinated, targeted support across government operations when it comes to biomass systems and the local operators and maintainers that are trying to keep them working? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North . Minister responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy, and Supply Chains .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Caroline Wawzonek
Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that's a fairly long list of folks that are being named, and this is likely one where there's strategic energy initiatives that reside with me and yet management of our facilities with, of course, Minister for Infrastructure and may well involve some work from MACA with respect to what's happening at a community level. So I'd certainly like to say that if it's a question of simply coordinating or ensuring that the right people are talking to each other that that's probably pretty easy to do. So let me take that back, Mr.
Speaker, if there's something simple that needs to get done, that the right people know where to find the right people. I am confident that we can do that without having to bring about a lot more resources to these departments. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I am happy to have a huddle with the Minister or speak about that in more detail later, but. What support is available from infrastructure to help communities do feasibility analysis if they want to establish local wood harvesting and chipping operations? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Caroline Wawzonek
Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my first point of call would be to Arctic Energy Alliance who I know have struggled somewhat in the last couple years when we all saw a reduction in a fairly significant program from the federal government that's now been renewed for the next four years with even a little more than what we had before. So there is going to be more funding available through Arctic Energy Alliance. Whether it will necessarily suit the needs of communities in the way the Member's suggesting, I am not sure.
I would suggest perhaps this is an occasion where I'd like to be able to provide a more thorough response or a written response just to make sure that we capture any available funding that is -- that we know of both within our government but also if there is an opportunity to point to funds existing with the federal government. I can say that the Tlicho government has certainly been leading in this respect, and I think they've sought some funds from the federal government. And I suppose the one that -- one last thing that comes to mind, Mr.
Speaker, there is specifically a biomass program with some funding proposed in these main estimates. So there's a number of things; perhaps we'll put that in writing, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy, and Supply Chains . Member from Yellowknife North .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And just to note, we did hear from Arctic Energy Alliance this morning that, in fact, they do work with communities in terms of analyzing buildings and putting in sort of boilers but not so much on feasibility analysis around supplying or producing that energy, so that's a new opportunity. So and on that note, can the Minister tell us what additional support could be provided to Arctic Energy Alliance on specifically expanding trainings for biomass operators and maintainers at the local level? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Caroline Wawzonek
Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I think I will be more succinct and just say this is a good opportunity for us to provide this response in writing. There are training opportunities through ITI, ECE, perhaps through MACA, NWTAC, and, again, I won't have all of those at my fingertips here, and I want to do my best to make sure we provide that information. It's important, and there are opportunities available in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1015-20(1): Biomass Energy
Oral Questions
Page 3432
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy, and Supply Chains . Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife Centre .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do want to note the tone of frustration wasn't intended at the Minister directly. I was kind of -- justice Minister. I was just hoping, and I think MLA -- my MLA colleague was hoping for a simple yes, we'll attend, not this long government answer.
Mr. Speaker, on the same topic, my question for the -- general topic, that is, Mr. Speaker, my question for the Minister respectfully is intended is this: Businesses are forced to deal with the cost of vandalism, shoplifting, etcetera, this is a cost passed on to the public. It's incurred the situation of hiring security guards and as such, the community is resolving the problem and it's hurting them hard. Mr. Speaker, does the Minister of Justice see a role for his department and some direction through the contract with the RCMP to find ways to bring a more stable and safe environment back to our community. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3432
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre . Minister of Justice .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think the Government of the Northwest Territories made significant investment within the RCMP contract program to ensure that we're getting all of the opportunities that we can to bring resources to the territory. There's been a significant number of items that have been added over the last number of years. We have general investigation
section which has five investigators that are specifically dealing with fraud, controlled drugs and substances. We have added the special response unit. There's also the community policing officer which is a liaison with different communities. We've added the First Nations and Inuit policing program. So there are a number of commitments that we've made within that budget to ensure you are that the resources are there for the RCMP to provide that service to Northerners. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3432
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
And every one of those is to deal with serious crime, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, citizens are exhausted and not reporting crime on theft anymore, and they will say stats remain flat or stable, Mr. Speaker. The question specifically now is the fact that people are giving up on reporting crime because they feel the GNWT has directed the RCMP not to fully enforce the existence of the Criminal Code or even in some cases the Liquor Act provisions; is this correct, is it true or untrue? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will start off by saying I do not direct the RCMP to do anything. We provide a mandate to the RCMP with the priorities of this government for each year and what our expectations are, and the Criminal Code is -- and all of the laws that the RCMP enforce or investigate or act on is solely on the discretion of the RCMP. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Final supplementary. Member from Yellowknife Centre .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, in a roundabout way, the Department of Justice used to support community initiatives such as Citizens on Patrol, Mr. Speaker. It was a program in collaboration with the RCMP. Would the Minister be willing to revisit this initiative that citizens appreciated where they felt like they were being part of the bigger community solution making our communities safe? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are currently running a pilot project in the community of Fort Liard, which is going to be evaluated. It's a community policing project. And as we look to this evaluation document, once it's completed, we're going to use that as a tool to approach the federal government to look at what resources could possibly be available for communities. I've heard this raised multiple times from small communities that they're looking for another presence within those communities. So this is a tool that we're going to use to look at how we can evaluate this and see how it can support other small communities in the North. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1016-20(1): Crime and Public Safety
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife North .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My next set of questions are for the Minister of Environment and Climate Change . So also following up on my Member's statement, is the Minister aware of any feasibility or planning studies on how any of the wood harvested during FireSmarting operations could be used as heating fuel? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North . Minister of Environment and Climate Change .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, right now I am not aware of any feasibility study that's currently being done in that regard. But what I can say is following the 2023 fire season, there was a significant amount of FireSmart work that was done across the territory, and the department worked very closely with communities to identify where that resource could be used, could be shared with communities for home heating, if there was any commercial interest in harvesting that wood from our local woodcutters, etcetera.
So that conversation was had in many communities, and I think that, you know, as we look for mitigation opportunities going forward and fuel reductions around communities, I think that conversation will continue. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And so my next question is, is there any work being done within ECC's forest management division to analyze how active forest management, such as regular thinning, could be used to both prevent fires and provide a source of heating fuel for local communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I I don't have specifics, but I am aware that there is a significant amount of work being done in that area across Canada as well as within forest management division. Certainly looking at fuel, reduction fuel modification, fireguards, firebreaks as part of the work that is done through the FireSmart program, whether it be around community boundaries or within communities themselves, and certainly a big part of the approach that the department is taking to support that FireSmarting initiative. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change . Final supplementary. Member from Yellowknife North .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I am encouraged to hear that the Minister is at least interested in pursuing this more.
So my final question is, is there any joint work underway or being planned between ECC and the energy division within infrastructure to coordinate strategies around biomass heating and forest management? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am aware that our departments certainly are speaking as we're looking at combining the climate change action plan and energy action plan into one document. I don't have specifics that I can provide on the floor today, but I am certainly happy to get that information for the Member. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1017-20(1): Biomass Energy and Forest Management
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Environment and Climate Change . Oral questions. Member from Great Slave .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1018-20(1): Aspen Apartments Project Update
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Kate Reid
Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I last asked about the Aspen Apartment in the last sitting, in October, and when residents would be moving in. I was told hopefully before Christmas however that's not come to pass. Can I please get an update from the Minister from Housing NWT when residents will be situated in Aspen. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1018-20(1): Aspen Apartments Project Update
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Great Slave . Minister responsible for Housing NWT .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1018-20(1): Aspen Apartments Project Update
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Lucy Kuptana
Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Aspen Apartments, like I indicated earlier this week, there's been some electrical issues. Individual tenants would have their own power meters so they had to rework that out, and they were having issues with that, having tenants move over. That work has been done, and they're hoping to get them moved in over the next couple of weeks. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1018-20(1): Aspen Apartments Project Update
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Kate Reid
Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, Mr. Speaker, has the Housing NWT sorted out the priority lists for the folks who are moving if they are moving in in the next couple of weeks. I recognize that Aspen is mostly one bedrooms; are all the units going to be filled? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1018-20(1): Aspen Apartments Project Update
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Lucy Kuptana
Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in Yellowknife we have over 300 families on the waitlist and we'll have to do some reassignments, but of course Aspen Apartments will be full. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1018-20(1): Aspen Apartments Project Update
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Housing NWT . Members' statements. Member from Frame Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Appreciate -- I would love to deliver two Member statements a day, but that would be a lot of work.
My questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure . And in the last sitting, I was asking questions about establishment of building standards legislation. I am just wondering, the Minister had committed to follow up on that, if the Minister has any updates on progress on that work with his department. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Frame Lake . Minister of Infrastructure .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Vince McKay
Hay River South
Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the only update I have got is that we actually have slowed down on that work right now just because we've established priorities on working on legislation that they're related to the mandate essentially. Also, I mean, the work's still being done in the background, but it's just not a priority right now. And just maybe to add to that, I think there's more of a national view looking at this so we are going to continue working on it, just not at a priority pace right now. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was hoping for a walk forward as opposed to a walk back on this one. Last time we chatted about this, there was a commitment to get all the work in place so that we could be ready to quickly introduce legislation in the 21st Assembly. Can the Minister just confirm that getting the framework in place to do that is still on the table. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Vince McKay
Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I would agree with that, and we're still going to continue working to have that for the 21st Assembly. But also just to be clear, I wouldn't say it's walking back. It's just walking a little slower, that's all. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Final supplementary. Member from Frame Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And can the Minister just give us an update as to what walking slowly exactly looks like? So just if I could get some details as to what work is actually being done. Any details would be helpful for the public to understand that this is moving forward. Certainly, I have constituents who are interested in seeing this move forward. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3433
Vince McKay
Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just follow me. No, I would just say that -- just to be clear with this, it's not that we're not working on it; it is being worked on. Again, we have legislative priorities that were put on the table essentially just to concentrate on, and that's what the department's been doing. So it's not that it's being neglected or wiped off the table or anything like that. We are working on it, and we'll continue to work on it, just not as fast as the Member had hoped and I would hope. Something we all want too. So thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1019-20(1): Building Standards Framework
Oral Questions
Page 3434
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Infrastructure . Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife Centre .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, in speaking to the chief superintendent about one of the things that could help the Northwest Territories policing division, and not just in Yellowknife, although that's important to me, but all the territory at large, would be special constables. Now, we currently have at least one that I am aware of. Mr. Speaker, what is this government doing to support that need and request by RCMP of getting more special constables into our communities? Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Yellowknife Centre. Minister of Justice .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the request for resources from the department come through a process -- from the RCMP come through a process to the department. Those requests are evaluated and put forward as an ask. And so that specific item, I am not -- don't currently have information on any requests that may be outstanding but happy to get that information for the Member. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will talk that offer. Mr. Speaker, is the Minister aware of the type of community policing that special constables provide outside of the regular standard RCMP officer. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not up to speed on the job description of a special constable. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Final supplementary. Member from Yellowknife Centre .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Robert Hawkins
Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In brief, they provide community policing almost identical to RCMP but they are a better -- a more direct resource from the community. So, Mr. Speaker, would the Minister be willing to meet with the RCMP directly, including with colleagues like myself and Mr. Testart , to talk more about how we can support this initiative in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Jay MacDonald
Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've told the commander of the RCMP that my door is always open. He's welcome to reach out to me at any time, and I am happy to discuss any matter that is of importance to him. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1020-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Constables
Oral Questions
Page 3434
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice . Oral questions. Member for Yellowknife North .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1021-20(1): Energy Security and Reliability
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So I have another set of questions for the Minister of Strategic Infrastructure, Energy, and Supply Chains .
So there's been much discussion after the recent power outage, speculation about what could have prevented it, but we need to avoid knee-jerk responses without understanding the specific source of the problem and whether it represents a systemic problem or just a freak accident. It seems that last week's outage was not a problem of insufficient generation capacity within the grid or a lack of backup power but a problem that must have prevented even backup power from reaching the grid.
So will the Minister ensure that the power corporation conducts an investigation into what specifically went wrong to cause the recent power outage that lasted four to five hours and makes the results public? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1021-20(1): Energy Security and Reliability
Oral Questions
Page 3434
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North . Minister responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy, and Supply Chains , or the NTPC.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1021-20(1): Energy Security and Reliability
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Caroline Wawzonek
Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. I am happy to say that that work happens as a matter of routine and is made public as a matter of routine. So the Northwest Territories Power Corporation does root cause analysis on all outages and the public utilities board, in fact, has jurisdiction to then review outages. So there's a couple of layers whereby these kinds of reviews do take place, statistics are made available. For example, there was, you know -- when the last GRA work was done, there's reviews that are put out start -- goodness -- charts and statistics are provided. And, Mr.
Speaker, I'd be more than happy to provide that here. The documents are fairly detailed and lengthy so perhaps by link if not by physical means. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1021-20(1): Energy Security and Reliability
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So that is good to know, and I am eager to review the stats and trends produced by the power corporation on regular supply site failures.
How will the Minister ensure that capital improvements being made within the power system are prioritized based on careful analysis of these trends around problems and interruptions over time rather than hasty responses to the most recent event or catastrophe that we've experienced? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1021-20(1): Energy Security and Reliability
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Caroline Wawzonek
Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, with respect to specific outages, there is this process I've already described. It is formally done but with respect to capital planning, there is a capital planning process that does take place within NTPC in terms of the staff who are involved with outage investigation and reviews but also involved in terms of wanting to deliver upon their mandate as an organization. Anything that is over 5 million, which for a lot of more major investments, certainly would be. That also gets reviewed by the public utilities board.
And, of course, I will just highlight and keep in mind that the NTPC board has fairly recently seen its full shift to a hybrid board after some years, so there's a solid matrix of experience there. So we have the level that happens at NTPC, the level of review that happens at the PUB, and then, of course, to the extent that strategic infrastructure's involved, we have our capital planning process as well. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1021-20(1): Energy Security and Reliability
Oral Questions
Page 3434
The Speaker
Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy, and Supply Chains . Oral questions. Member from Range Lake .
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.
Copy Copied
Question 1022-20(1): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Crime Reduction Unit
Oral Questions
Page 3434
Kieron Testart
Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's been -- well, the crime reduction unit in the RCMP that this Assembly put in place has now finally -- or is now fully implemented and off to work. We know that one of our biggest challenges here is the flow of illicit drugs into the Northwest Territories from the south. Can the Minister of Justice tell us how this -- how the crime reduction unit is making a difference in fighting the drug trade. Thank you.
Please select the issue you noticed * :
Misattribution
Formatting
Missing Words
Other
If Other, please indicate the problem: (Optional)
Submit
Thanks!
We'll take a look into it.
Sorry!
There was a problem with your submission. Ple