Debates of June 13th, 2016

This is page numbers 525-570 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 2nd 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 health .

Topics

Oral Questions

Members Present

Prayer

Minister’s Statement 48-18(2): Northwest Territories Public Service

Minister’s Statement 49-18(2): Premier Absent From The House

Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

Creating Safe And Caring Schools For LGBTQ Students

Condemnation Of Acts Of Violence Aimed At LGBTQ Community

Impacts Of The Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway

NWT Family Violence Survey

Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

Community Resupply Barging Services

Grand Opening Of The Hay River Regional Health Centre

Completion Of Willow River Bridge Near Aklavik

Tribute To Canada’s Aviation Hall Of Fame Inductee Mr. Fred Carmichael

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

Impacts Of Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway

Creating Safe And Caring Schools For LGBTQ Students

Community Resupply Barging Services

NWT Family Violence Survey

Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

Resources To Support LGBTQ Youth

Completion Of Willow River Bridge Near Aklavik

GNWT Summer Student Employment Program

Highway No.7 Resurfacing Contract

Tabled Document 60-18(2): Follow-Up Letter To Oral Question 130-18(2): Hay River Family Support Centre

Tabled Document 61-18(2): Annual Report Of The Equal Pay Commissioner For The Northwest Territories For The Period Of July 1, 2015 To June 30, 2016

Notices of Motion

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

Members Present

Hon. Glen Abernethy , Mr. Blake , Hon. Caroline Cochrane , Ms. Julie Green , Hon. Jackson Lafferty , Hon. Robert McLeod , Mr. McNeely , Hon. Alfred Moses , Mr. Nadli , Mr. Nakimayak , Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann , Hon. Louis Sebert , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Testart , Mr. Thompson , Mr. Vanthuyne

The House met at 1:30 p.m.

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Prayer

Prayer

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi.

Good afternoon, colleagues. Item 2, Ministers' statements. Minister of Human Resources .

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Minister’s Statement 48-18(2): Northwest Territories Public Service

Ministers’ Statements

Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. National Public Service Week is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of the public service employees across Canada. Here in the Northwest Territories we have an engaged and highly motivated public service that provides quality programs and services for our residents. Our employees' commitment to service and dedication to their communities are an important part of what makes the GNWT a great place to work and what makes the NWT a great place to live.

It’s no secret that these are challenging economic times, Mr. Speaker. In the face of these challenges, our entire government has been tasked with examining its spending and identifying opportunities for savings. Despite these challenges, the Department of Human Resources remains committed to sustaining and improving the effectiveness of the public service.

We will do this through a responsive workforce that is representative of the people it serves and by providing meaningful learning and development opportunities. We will continue to make strides in our work to ensure the health and safety of our employees. We will remain dedicated to fostering our understanding and awareness of diversity and our appreciation of the rich cultures that define our territory.

Over the coming year, the Department of Human Resources will also continue its efforts to modernize the Public Service Act, bringing this important piece of legislation into step with the current best practices and the priorities of this Assembly. A modernized act will include provisions for the safe disclosure of wrongdoing without fear of reprisals, an important part of maintaining the commitments to transparency and accountability we have made to the residents of the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories is undergoing change in response to our current fiscal context while also facing the additional challenge of an aging population and workforce. In order to ensure our future as a government and as a territory, it is important to acknowledge that the continued development and prosperity of the NWT depends on our youth.

Now more than ever, we must ensure our youth get the education and experience they need to become the NWT’s next generation of leaders, role models and mentors. One way this is achieved is through student and youth initiatives, such as the Summer Student Employment Program and the Graduate Internship Program.

Each of these programs fosters learning, skills development, and employability that support a stable public service and provides quality programs and services to NWT residents. In turn, these programs also provide an opportunity to introduce the next generation to the public service. It is an opportunity to learn and develop, but also to serve. Indeed, it is my hope that summer student employment and graduate internship experiences will encourage more northern youth to pursue careers in the service of the public.

Mr. Speaker, the year ahead will present many challenges for our government and our residents; challenges we are by no means taking lightly. NWT public servants continue to proudly serve the people of the Northwest Territories and will meet these challenges head on to ensure that our residents are provided with the quality public service that they deserve.

Mr. Speaker, I ask the Members of the Legislative Assembly to join me in thanking all public servants for their continued contributions. The work of the 18thLegislative Assembly has just begun but with such dedicated public servants supporting our efforts I am confident we will make great progress in the months and years to come. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister’s Statement 48-18(2): Northwest Territories Public Service

Ministers’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Ministers' statements. Deputy Premier .

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Minister’s Statement 49-18(2): Premier Absent From The House

Ministers’ Statements

Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise Members that the Honourable Bob McLeod will be absent from the House today to attend the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Innovation, Science and Economic Development meeting in Ottawa. Thank you.

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Minister’s Statement 49-18(2): Premier Absent From The House

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Ministers' statements. Item 3, Members' statements. Member for Nahendeh .

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Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

Members’ Statements

Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to speak about the Department of Transportation. On Friday, June 3rd, Minister Schumann stopped in this House to do a Member's statement about the Inuvik to Tuk Highway. In his statement he spoke proudly about this being the third successful winter of construction on the project. This project employed over 500 people with about 74 per cent of the workforce coming from the Beaufort Delta region and other NWT communities, fulfilling the goal of sustainable contribution to northern employment opportunities and delivering jobs where they're needed most.

He goes on to say, "projects continue to contribute to developing a skilled northern workforce by delivering meaningful training opportunities and employability. As well, this project contributes to circumpolar research aimed at improving construction techniques in permafrost conditions."

Mr. Speaker, the Minister goes on to say the project remains on

schedule and within the approved budget of $299 million. Unfortunately, what the Minister forgot to mention in his speech was that this was thanks to a negotiated contract with two strong, well developed and hard working companies from Tuk and Inuvik who have been in business for a long time. I have to applaud the government for seeing the wisdom and foresight to do this. To me this is a great way to keep the money in the North. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, this is not the case for a recent contract that was put out by this government for a project in my riding.

Mr. Speaker, in early January I was approached by two companies from the region asking for my support. On January 18th, 2016, I wrote a support letter requesting the Department of Transportation enter into a negotiated contract with these two companies, one being Aboriginal. On February 3rd, 2016 the Minister of Transportation sent me a form letter that said basically, "the request is currently being reviewed pursuant to the Financial Administration Act; only Cabinet may enter into or direct the contract authority to enter into a contract outside the competitive or sole-source contracting process.

Cabinet approval will be required for this negotiated contract." I fully support and understand this.

As a few emails went back and forth I received an email from the Minister on April 26th, then on May 4thfrom the Premier saying that the project would go out to competition. As well, both felt that it was expected that one of the companies were well in position to successfully complete this work because of the company's location and proximity to the construction area and its many years of experience undertaking similar work.

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Members’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Member for Nahendeh , your time for Member's statements has expired.

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Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

I would like to seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

I hope the Finance Minister gets his cough under control here. I'm concerned, you know. They both go on to say companies from B.C. have successfully bid on work in the Fort Liard area. These companies have sought to involve local companies, sub-contractors with varying success. The company has provided good value for available funds which has allowed the department to undertake additional work within the funding availability. Mr. Speaker, I was disappointed and still disappointed to hear this answer. I will have some questions for the Minister later today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Deh Cho .

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Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

Members’ Statements

Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Enterprise is the first Northwest Territories community on the Mackenzie Highway north of the Alberta border. Built when the highway was first extended into the NWT to capture highway trade, Enterprise is home to just over a hundred people at the junction of Highways No. 1 and No. 2, 43 kilometres south of Hay River.

Mr. Speaker, Enterprise is too often overlooked because of its size. The mayor recently shared some concerns with me that the community is under-represented and goes unnoticed, especially its Aboriginal population. Mr. Speaker, according to census data, almost half of the population is involved in hunting and trapping but they do not qualify for government programs such as Community Harvest Assistance Program because of their residency. The program is usually delivered by a local Aboriginal organization that offers to its membership residing in their communities. Enterprise does not have such an organization so the people miss out.

Mr. Speaker, another issue, Enterprise has been pushing for the concept of an impacts benefit agreement in light of the proposed wood pellet mill next to their community. Some community members are concerned about an increase in the volume of timber products being trucked within their community, as well as the social impacts of development. The community is not receiving any form of assistance to plan and mitigate the developmental impacts.

Mr. Speaker, Enterprise is a legitimate community with real concerns. Their leadership should be invited to meetings with elected and senior government officials when we visit the area. They should have a seat at the table when it comes to conversations about projects that have direct impact on the community.

Mr. Speaker, the people of Enterprise want to enjoy the same benefits as all Northerners, especially those living in communities of similar size. Mr. Speaker, Enterprise is just as much as part of the 33 communities of the NWT as Behchoko or Paulatuk or Colville Lake. The people have a voice; they need to be heard. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Yellowknife North .

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Creating Safe And Caring Schools For LGBTQ Students

Members’ Statements

Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my statement today addresses the issues of safe and inclusive schooling in Northwest Territories schools.

Mr. Speaker, the responsibility of raising and educating our young people and keeping them safe and healthy is one of the most important jobs that we have as a government and as a society. Adolescence is a tough time when young people face the challenges of maturing, learning who they are as people and dealing in many incidences with adult responsibilities. That's hard enough, but for LGBTQ youth it presents even greater challenges. That's why teachers, the frontline workers and the school community need to have real tools to make schools safe for all students.

The Department of Education is developing programming and has adopted the Safe Schools Regulations and a code of conduct which comes into effect next year. These are positive first steps; however, the department could be doing much more.

The Every Teacher Project is a study of teachers across Canada and their observations of how LGBTQ students are treated. Mr. Speaker, the results of this study are troubling. For example, the study shows that almost all teachers consider their school to be a safe space, but when they're asked how safe it is for LGBTQ students the numbers go way down. Two-thirds of teachers are aware of harassment and bullying of LGBTQ students; one in five has seen sexual humiliation, and teachers know that bullying leads these students to often hurt themselves and sometimes others.

These statistics illustrate just some of the reasons why it is important to give teachers the tools they need to help make schools safe and inclusive for all.

Mr. Speaker, NWT schools need to have programming directed specifically at LGBTQ students, and our teachers, the frontline workers, need access to real tools and resources to execute these programs and make a real difference in these students' lives.

Mr. Speaker, the government's recent steps move us in the right direction but the situation calls for more bold and direct steps. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I'll have questions for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment . Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Kam Lake .

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Condemnation Of Acts Of Violence Aimed At LGBTQ Community

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to be living in an age where Northerners have the freedom to love who they want and openly celebrate their identity and values. Mr. Speaker, our friends to the south, the United States, at long last passed into law marriage equality on June 26, 2015. Again, love won that day and Canadians celebrated alongside them. It is a reminder even here in the North that we are all affected by events across the world. It is with a heavy heart that I must acknowledge profound loss and sadness due to events far from home today.

In Orlando, members of the local LGBTQ community gathered at Pulse, a safe space built by the sister of a gay man who lost his life to the AIDS epidemic, where they could dance, love and be true to themselves. This all changed when one man took it upon himself to take that safe space away, using violence and hate to end the lives of 50 individuals leaving many more wounded and fighting to hold on. This horrific event is now considered the worst mass shooting in modern American history and has left countless LGBTQ communities worldwide feeling vulnerable and unsafe.

This is why it is so important that we embrace love and stand together in solidarity with gays, lesbians and transgendered peoples everywhere to unequivocally condemn acts of hate, violence and oppression aimed towards them.

Mr. Speaker, the fight for true equality in Canada and the world is far from over. Yesterday's tragedy is a somber reminder of that fact; as well, it is easy to succumb to base emotions in dark days such as this. Instead, I choose to remember the love that we celebrated in earnest just a year before. Mr. Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted

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Condemnation Of Acts Of Violence Aimed At LGBTQ Community

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. We must continue embracing our fellow Northerners for it is love that makes us stronger; it is love borne from our diversity and borne of our love of freedom. We must reflect our unique identify in our schools, in our communities, and in all aspects of public life. As leaders of this government what we can do is to celebrate our diversity and speak out against hate whenever we see it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Applause

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Our condolences and prayers go out to our neighbouring United States, and more specifically Orlando. Prayers to the family and friends. Masi. Members' statements. Member for Nunakput .

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Impacts Of The Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Inuvik to Tuk Highway is scheduled to open in 2018. Canada will be connected from coast to coast to coast. It is an important milestone in the evolution of the north and is another change in the region that has experienced dramatic irreversible changes as the people of the Arctic move from the Stone Age to Jet Age into the digital age in a matter of a few generations. Soon we'll be connected to the rest of the continent by an all-weather road.

Mr. Speaker, in many ways it's a good thing. It will increase opportunities for social and cultural interaction and economic development. It will reduce isolation, increase mobility and expand learning and training opportunities. The possibility of the road to Whati will have major beneficial impacts for that particular region as I have seen in my riding of Nunakput.

Mr. Speaker, are we prepared for the negative impacts of increased mobility and activity in the area? A road has a noticeable impact on remote communities for bad as well as good; it creates easier access to drugs and alcohol; more disruption to the community with people coming and going, families fall apart. We already see that, not only in my riding but across the Northwest Territories, especially in regions like the Tlicho and the Sahtu where winter roads spike alcohol-related violence and bring unwanted social problems to the community.

People can no longer benefit from economic opportunities because their lives are controlled by addictions. Unforeseen maintenance costs of the highway erode the overall funding available to address social needs or support and making productive choices.

Mr. Speaker, we need to take advantage of the construction period to prepare the community in terms of social infrastructure needs. Local, regional and territorial governments needs to plan to promote the new highway.

Mr. Speaker, the opening of the Inuvik to Tuk Highway is a major event, not just for the Northwest Territories but also for Canada. Both territorial and federal governments have a significant financial commitment to this highway. It has been closely monitored around the world for its unique engineering, design and construction. The grand opening deserves recognition and celebration nationwide. Mr. Speaker, people are interested in how the GNWT and Canada are planning to mark this historic event.

Mr. Speaker, like many people in my riding, I look forward to the completion of the Inuvik to Tuk Highway but I also want to ensure we're working together so that the benefits of this project outweigh ills. I strongly encourage the Beaufort Delta communities and the government to prepare for it to take full advantage of the opportunities of a new highway. Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker.

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Hear, hear.

---Applause

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Yellowknife Centre .

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NWT Family Violence Survey

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, family violence has claimed yet another victim in the Northwest Territories. May Elanik of Aklavik was the mother of seven, including four girls, ranging in age from four to 13. She died in November after being found injured and unconscious outdoors. Last month a family member was charged with her death. He had been sentenced to house arrest earlier this year for assaulting May. This pattern of abuse escalating to homicide is far too common here in the NWT.

The Mandate for the 18thAssembly calls on us to take action on the crisis of family and community violence. It is also one of three priorities of the Standing Committee on Social Development. Family violence is a crisis because it occurs in the NWT at nine times the national average. The rate has been high for many years and has resisted efforts by the Family Violence Coalition and the GNWT to reduce it.

A first step is to ensure we have a common understanding of what family violence is. The NWT Bureau of Statistics surveyed 753 people in communities large and small in November 2007 to answer this question. The good news is that 88 per cent of respondents said they were either very worried or somewhat worried about family violence. But the detailed findings are revealing.

An important finding is that a quarter of men and 16 per cent of women still believe that physical violence between a couple is a private matter to be resolved within the family. Women are more likely than men to state that pushing, grabbing or shoving a family member constituted family violence. There's a general reluctance to define family violence as a problem for which help is needed. Finally, there is also a considerable misunderstanding that men are victims of family violence to the same extent as women. They are not.

The reason I'm bringing this survey to light today is because I think it's time to do it again. In the ten years since it was last done, the government has invested thousands of dollars in campaigns aimed at prevention but the rate hasn't budged. What will it take to make people safe in their homes, free from abuse by their loved ones?

I believe that updating the family violence survey will give us the information we need to create an effective action plan, one that is aimed at the attitudes that perpetuate family violence. It's time for us to strengthen--

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Jackson Lafferty

Member for Yellowknife Centre your time for your Member's statement has expired.

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

----Unanimous consent granted

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi, colleagues, and mahsi, Mr. Speaker. It's time for us to strengthen the prevention of family violence, to work in a smart and consistent way to ensure every NWT resident hears the message that violence is not inevitable and it is preventable. We have to do this work for ourselves and for our children. My simple hope is that May's daughters will be safe in their home along with women everywhere. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Merci, Monsieur le President. Last week I made a Member's statement on the future of renewable energy in the North Slave region. I would like today to talk about the role of the Northwest Territories Power Corp. with regard to renewables and its relationship with the new Energy Plan announced in this House last week.

In the fall of 2015, NTPC issued an Expression of Interest for joint venture proposals to provide 10 megawatts of electricity through wind and solar in the North Slave. In April of this year, we learned that the process was cancelled. A number of proposals were received and significant effort went into their work. The parties that submitted proposals were told about the cancellation of the process through an e-mail and some were not pleased.

One of the former NTPC board members said that the direction to cancel the process came from the GNWT itself. It's unclear why GNWT would cancel this process of building energy diversity and sustainability. With some digging, we found a 2016 Strategic Plan for NTPC, obviously prepared before the recent change in governance. NTPC's mission was described as "to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in a safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally sound manner; striving to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

NTPC exists to provide value to its shareholders and customers through the efforts of a highly dedicated, skilled, and productive workforce." Is this still its mission or are we on the way to mega-hydro development and power exports? To my mind, NTPC should be doing itself out of a job by building community and householder energy self-sufficiency. What of the future of the NWT Power Corp, the new Energy Plan? What will be the role of NTPC in the development of that plan now that deputy ministers make up the board? Will NTPC become the instrument for large dams and flooding communities for export of power? Mr.

Speaker, I will have questions for the Minister responsible for the NWT Power Corp later today. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Jackson Lafferty

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Community Resupply Barging Services

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'm going to have questions there for the Minister responsible for Public Works and Services in regards to the barging resupply. Some communities along the Mackenzie River are solely dependent on one courier at this point in time and there's other couriers in the area but they, for some reason, do not have the port licence to stop in say, Fort Good Hope, for example, so the one courier is under contract with this government. I would like to get more information on the scheduling and so on to provide confidence to the two stores in Fort Good Hope, for example, and the other two communities that there will be scheduled service this year.

In most cases there, whether it's personal or this government or the capital project, it is dependent to ensure that those goods and services are being delivered on time and scheduled to take advantage of the summer construction season. That's just some logistical comments on that, but later on I will have questions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Grand Opening Of The Hay River Regional Health Centre

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to commemorate the grand opening of the Hay River Regional Health Centre which happened this past June 11th. I have to thank the well over 100 people who showed up on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to attend the event and christen the new $59 million facility. It's a beautiful, spacious, bright building and it bodes well for our communities' future wellness. It's one of the very first things you see as you drive into town and it makes a great first impression. The public administrator Mike Maher and CEO Erin Griffiths were excellent hosts and put on a great event.

I also have to thank the special guest speakers: Minister Abernethy , Minister Cochrane , Mayor Brad Mapes, KFN Chief Roy Fabien, and the MLA for Deh Cho, Mr. Michael Nadli . Of course, MLA Schumann and myself were also in attendance. He was there in his capacity as an MLA and was billed below me on the program, which was a bit of a coup I thought.

---Laughter

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

In addition to attending the opening, the Ministers who attended made a point of touring other facilities in Hay River and I want to thank them for showing interest in that as well. It was great to hear from Mr. Nadli and Chief Fabien. They spoke about their regions and their communities' ties to Hay River. It was a great reminder that even though we're spread far and wide in this territory, we're all neighbours. As Chief Fabien said, "We're all relatives sharing this land."

It was also great to hear that there has already been three babies born in the new health centre. We've entered into a new era where a generation will again be able to say that they were born and raised in Hay River.

While it's wonderful to have the new facility, we'll never forget how H.H. Williams Memorial Hospital served our region for the last 50 years. We owe a debt of gratitude to the founders and those who watched over it for many years, like Mr. Al Woods. The new health centre was a long time coming, so I also want to thank Hay River's previous MLAs whose voices in the Legislative Assembly ensured that we received the facility we needed: Ms. Jane Groenewegen, Mr. Robert Bouchard, and former Speaker of the House Paul Delorey.

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Completion Of Willow River Bridge Near Aklavik

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Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it has been two years since the community of Aklavik received funds to purchase a bridge for Willow River and I have thanked the department many times for that. Once that bridge was purchased the community hauled that to Aklavik, stored it there for the winter because by that time we couldn't haul it to Aklavik. Then last year we received more funding through the Community Access Program to haul this bridge up to the site at Willow River and get preparations started to actually put this bridge in place. But, Mr. Speaker, it has been over a year since we've received any more funding to complete the last stage of this project.

Mr. Speaker, as I've mentioned before, in Aklavik they only have about three months to do this sort of work during the winter months. The next stage is to drill pilings and to put this bridge in place. We need to ensure that the next proposal is approved to ensure that we prepare this early winter and to complete the rest of the project. I'll have questions for the Minister later today. Thank you.

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Tribute To Canada’s Aviation Hall Of Fame Inductee Mr. Fred Carmichael

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In 1955 Fred Carmichael became the first Aboriginal person in the North to get a pilot's licence. Over 60 years Fred has contributed to the community of Inuvik, the region, the Northwest Territories, and in fact, Canada. He's been an entrepreneur. He's flown in many search and rescue missions, also done a lot of medical evacuations throughout the Northwest Territories and has mentored numerous Aboriginal youth, as well as Aboriginal peoples and leaders that you can see in this House today. In 2010, Mr. Carmichael received the Order of Canada. In 2013 he received an honourary doctorate of law degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Carmichael is an integral part of the Community of Inuvik. He's also been a long-term service member with the Gwich'in Tribal Council, as well as being chair of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group and has done a lot of advocating on behalf of businesses, on behalf of the government to ensure that we get the economic development that is needed in the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, last week on June 9th, Mr. Carmichael was inducted into the Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame with three other individuals. Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame inductees are selected for their contributions to Canada's development through their integral roles in the nation's aviation history. That, in fact, is what Mr. Carmichael did. He helped develop aviation in the North, he's contributed on many, many factors throughout the Northwest Territories. I'd just like Members to show their appreciation and help me acknowledge one of the inductees into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, Mr. Fred Carmichael.

A great leader, a mentor, and Gwich'in person of the Northwest Territories. Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. We have some advocates for midwifery in the Northwest Territories in the gallery with us today, some constituents, Sue Posynick with her son Uri and her daughter Eleanor I believe are up there. Lindsay Arseneau is also in the gallery. She recently travelled to Hay River to have her baby Aveline and she's also here with her son Felix. She had to go to Hay River because there's no midwifery services available in Yellowknife, Mr. Speaker. But welcome to the gallery and they're here to watch our debate and discussion when we come in Committee of the Whole about our Health and Social Services budget. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. It's my pleasure to introduce my constituent Lorraine Sampson, who is a dear friend of mine and who recently retired from the GNWT as a family therapist. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Thank you, Ms. Speaker. I'd like to recognize my constituency member Tricia Landry who is up in the gallery. Mahsi. Welcome. Also at the same time another constituent, Rolanda Landry who originally is from Kakisa but lives in Fort Providence. Welcome.

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Like my colleague before me, I want to take this opportunity to recognize Yellowknife North resident Lindsay Arseneau and thank her for being here today. Thank you.

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Nunakput has already recognized some of them, but I would like to recognize the United States Riding States Leaders Tour is in Yellowknife. They're learning about our territory and they're briefly observing our proceeding today. I would like to use this opportunity to recognize the Honourable Jeramey Anderson, representative from Mississippi, the Honourable Andrew Bumgardner is the representative from Connecticut. The Honourable Travis Bennett, representative from New Hampshire. The Honourable Drew Christensen, representative from Minnesota.

The Honourable Tom Demmer, representative from Illinois. The Honourable Katie Hobbs, State Senator from Arizona. The Honourable Sarah Roberts, representative from Michigan. The Honourable Melissa Sargent, representative from Wisconsin, We have Dan Abele head of Intergovernmental Affairs at the Embassy of Canada in Washington. We also have Weston Bachman, the Intergovernmental Relations Officer, Embassy of Canada in Washington.

I want to welcome you to the Northwest Territories and to our Assembly, and in the event that one of you gets to be President of the United States remember your hospitality here in the Northwest Territories.

---Laughter

I'd also like to use this opportunity to recognize Joseph Carnogursky and Lisa Semler, constituents of the newly created Twin Lakes, Mr. Moses , so welcome to the Assembly. Thank you.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's always good to recognize good friends and success stories in the Northwest Territories. With that said, I would like to recognize Joseph and Lisa Carnogursky, have been good friends and have been very successful in their lives and what they do for residents of Inuvik and the region and throughout the North as well. I'd also like to recognize James and Maureen. I went to school with their kids, and they're all doing really well as well. Of course as mentioned here, the delegates for the United States Riding States Leaders. This is the first time they've been to Yellowknife. Welcome.

I hope you're enjoying your experience. Hopefully Yellowknife gets on the tour lists more often. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would also like to recognize Lisa Semler who is a strong advocate for women's issues, Indigenous women's issues, and to her partner Joseph Carnogursky who is the president of Nihtat Gwich'in Council. These two people are young and moving up and are going to be strong leaders within our territory, and so I'm glad when the time comes to step aside and let these people take over for us. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

hank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd to welcome first my two pages from Aklavik, Taylor McLeod and Gord Papik. Also their chaperone and my CA, Liz Wright. I'd also like to recognize Joseph and Lisa Carnogursky. Joseph is running for the GTC President right now and I wish him well. Also James Pokiak and his wife. I've attended a number of meetings with James in the past and it's good to see him here. Thank you.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. I also would like to welcome the U.S. delegates. It's always great to have guests from outside NWT, Northwest Territories, and also outside Canada. So welcome, glad you're here with us. Those that we may have missed in the gallery, welcome. It's always nice to have guest presence in the gallery in our proceedings. Masi. Item 6, acknowledgements. Item 7, oral questions. Member from Nahendeh .

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Question 204-18(2): Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as you heard in my Member's statement, I have some questions for the Minister of Transportation regarding the construction resurfacing on Highway No. 7. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please tell this House who the successful contractor was for this project? Thank you. Mr. Speaker.

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Question 204-18(2): Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I probably have to confirm to see if that's public knowledge if I can mention that in the House today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 204-18(2): Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Mr. Speaker, I've been told by contractors in my riding that it is a southern company, but can I get confirmation if this contract has a northern component to it?

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

From the information that I've received on this the contractor has a Northern component of local hires and a local contractor that will be assisting on this contract.

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Question 204-18(2): Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

I guess his information's a little bit different than mine, and I'm trying to understand where this information come from because when I was in the community this past weekend on Friday, there was no confirmation that this is happening, so can the Minister please provide rationale or reasons how this information came available?

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

I will commit to the Member that I will go back to the department and get that exact information for him who the northern local contact is, contractors that will be assisting on this contract. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 204-18(2): Highway No. 7 Resurfacing Contract

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for that answer. Can he also explain to this House how they're going to guarantee that this Northern contact is actually going to be implemented throughout this contract 'cause in the past there's some concerns that it wasn't followed through. So could the Minister please provide how they're going to be able to present that information in the House. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will have to go back to the department and find out exactly how we are going to track this stuff. I will share that information with the Member as soon as I can get that information to him. Thank you, Mr. Speaker

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Question 205-18(2): Impacts Of Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier I spoke about the opening of the Inuvik to Tuk Highway and the questions are for the Minister of Transportation . Mr. Speaker, my first question is can the Minister tell us about the current status of the Inuvik to Tuk Highway project? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 205-18(2): Impacts Of Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have stated last week in the House on my update, the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway construction project remains on

schedule within the approved budget of $299 million. The project has employed over 500 people at the peak of this winter's construction season. Approximately 74 per cent of the workforce came from the Beaufort Delta Region. As the winter construction season has come to a close, the company will be preparing to move on with next season's surfacing of the top layer of gravel on the highway and finishing off the remaining three-and-a-half kilometres’ embankment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

I appreciate the response from the Minister. Mr. Speaker, my second question is how is the Government of the Northwest Territories working with Canada as well as Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk to prepare for the grand opening?

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Wally Schumann

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Mr. Speaker, my third question is: have we considered ways to let all Canadians be part of how we are going to mark this historical event?

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

The department and the federal government are partners, and we are certainly open to receiving any ideas and encouraging all Canadians to help in order to celebrate this historic event. So we look forward to any ideas of how we want to do this grand opening.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my final question is can the Minister speak on some of the ways the government has been preparing to mitigate the possible negative impacts of the highway, such as unforeseen major maintenance costs? Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker.

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

The department anticipates the road will lead to opportunities in the Beaufort Delta, including lowering the cost of living to the community of Tuktoyaktuk, lead to more affordable housing, and promote economic development and tourism in the region.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 206-18(2): Creating Safe And Caring Schools For LGBTQ Students

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment . Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in my Member's statement, the responsibility of the Department of Education is to create a school environment in which all students feel safe and included so that they are able to reach their potential and realize their goals. Mr.

Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister: when the department was developing the external working group which was responsible for drafting policy for safe and caring schools, why didn't the department include outside groups with direct access to LGBTQ youths, such as Arctic FOXY or It Gets Better, Yellowknife? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In terms of the external working group, some members were selected. Going forward, seeing as all the safe school plans still have to be developed and submitted by October 1st, we will go look into those. We are also creating a safe and caring schools manual. In that manual, there is a

section that explicitly focuses on the LGBTQ education, history, and concerns, addressing such topics as sexual identity, gender bullying, suicide, social and emotional learning and diversity. I can get to the departments and ensure that the two organizations that have been identified, we will reach out to them and see if there is any specific areas that they would like to see incorporated into the manual seeing as they are being developed. Obviously, we want to make sure that we have the best manuals, education, curriculum out there when we are providing safe and caring schools. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

I thank the Minister for his reply and his commitment. Much appreciated. Alberta, Manitoba, B.C., and Ontario have amended their education acts to make LGBTQ students safer. Can the Minister explain why the NWT didn't take advantage of the most recent research to add similar provisions to the NWT regulations?

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Yes. As the Member does know, the Safe and Caring Schools Act is new. It is something that was brought forth in the 17thAssembly, and I had the honour to sign off on it earlier in this term. We also have a territorial school code of conduct within this Act. The territorial school code of conduct states that it is the responsibility and the right of the school communities to promote equity and fair treatment of one's self and others.

It also states that the school community is to refrain from discriminating against others on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, nationality, ethnic origin, place of origin, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, family affiliation, political belief, political association, or social condition. We wanted to put everything in there in these regulations so that we can protect as many people as we can and provide the best and the safest and most caring schools possible. That was all done through the consultations.

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you again to the Minister for his reply. Mr. Speaker, 85 per cent of teachers nationally support LGBTQ-inclusive education but say that they are held back by a lack of direction and resources to apply this subject. There is a wealth of resources available created by publishers, school divisions and teachers' organizations. Will the Minister commit to making some of this excellent material available to NWT teachers, and if yes, how will it be made available?

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Currently, we have an NWT health curriculum already in place, as well as we are going to be doing work under the education, renewal, and innovation. Within the current NWT health curriculum, we are addressing outcomes of skills for healthy relationships as it is mandated, and one of the components of this program is a unit on challenging homophobia. It is actually linked to the website. Also, it is in the K to 9 curriculum, as well as we have other initiatives that are committed to ensuring that some of this work in the curriculum will address some of the concerns that the Member has brought up.

We will also look at a scan of the resources, what other jurisdictions are doing that are a little bit further ahead. As I said, this is a new act, and we want to make it right, and we want to make it the best act possible. So we will look at the resources that are out there and see how we can bring those into the NWT schools as well.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you Mr. Speaker. Thank you again to the Minister for his reply. Lastly, Mr. Speaker, gay/straight alliances help create awareness of gender issues in the school and provide an important support network. There are examples at Mackenzie Mountain School in Norman Wells and at St. Pat's here in Yellowknife. Can the Minister comment on how the Department of Education can work to encourage and support the development of GSAs and other supports for inclusiveness in NWT schools? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

With the gay/straight alliances in the two communities that the Member has brought up, we have to do a school visit with those two schools. I will make it a point that when I do go to those schools for a school visit, that we will sit down with the group and see what we can do as a territorial initiative and have them on board to initiate that and be territorial-wide leaders, not just in the communities but for the whole Northwest Territories. I look forward to working with them on that. I will get the department to look into that, and once we get a chance, we will do a school visit and look at those groups. I am very excited to see what they are doing.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 207-18(2): Community Resupply Barging Services

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Barging

schedule was on my Member's statement. I ask the Minister responsible for Public Works and Services , what is the current arrangement between this government and the resupply courier, NTCL? There are a number of rumours out there about the courier's financial position. I know that we are going to see the sailing service acknowledged by the current courier, but are we quite confident that they will fulfill the season's sailing schedule? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This situation of NTCL came as a surprise to the GNWT as well. We did our due diligence. We looked at alternatives. We made sure we had a backup plan. We have a strong working relationship with NTCL and through our talks and the negotiations, we have actually got their confirmation that they will be sailing for this fiscal year. The court process that they went through, that they initiated, a restructuring process, kind of gave them some leeway to be able to operate for this season. People may be aware that within the current newspapers we do have a new release or request for proposals for the next sailing season. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

In the RFP, could the Minister confirm that there are additional requirements, I would say seven in the RFP, to isolate, I would probably say, all couriers in this northern territory underneath the business directory? For example, does the RFP require that all vessels, be it the tug itself or be it the barge itself, that they have to be double hulled? If that is so, Mr. Speaker, then it restricts anybody and everybody that is currently operating right now because the current operators, I am not too sure, have that standard. Would the Minister confirm, please?

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

The Department of Public Works and Services does recognize that there are some issues going into some of our northern communities. So we have taken that into consideration within our request for proposals. There are companies within Canada that actually do have the ability or have the ability to purchase what they will need to be able to provide the service to the Northwest Territories.

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

Given that there are companies with that additional qualification, such as double hulls, and it is also this government's mandate to acknowledge BIP and capacity building for Northern operators, are there avenues to work with the proponents out there in that marine sector?

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Yes, the GNWT is always interested in working with people to support businesses within the Northwest Territories. However, the request for the proposal has gone out. So we will be seeing what comes forward to us. At that point, then we will make a decision on what we need to move from that point forward.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My last question is, if the Minister could supply me with information related to this season's

schedule and the future plans. I know the RFP is out, I just saw that a few hours ago. I am not familiar with the document itself. But if I could get some information to pass on to the leaders of the Sahtu and any other interested leaders down in the valley that gets resupplied by the marine barging season. In one case, in Fort Good Hope in particular, they are only getting one barge courier per season. They have no other options other than air support. That is really not an option in some cases. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I am more than committed to trying to keep the Members as informed as I can, although sometimes I may need a reminder on that. I acknowledge that. We will commit to speaking to the Member at his convenience on that. Also if the committee would like to, we can provide a briefing on that as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 208-18(2): NWT Family Violence Survey

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister responsible for the Status of Women. Does the Minister agree that the family violence survey from 2007 produced valuable insights into attitudes held in the NWT? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, absolutely. The 2007 family violence survey provides really valuable information about the attitudes of people within our territories on family violence. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mr. Speaker, thank you to the Minister for that answer. My next question is does the Minister agree that addressing attitudes towards family violence is the best way of preventing it?

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

That is a very difficult question in all honesty. I think that attitudes are a part of it. Speaking as a child who came from a home with very severe family violence within that and a large family, I can say from personal knowledge and also professional knowledge, being a social worker for over 20 years, that family violence is a really complex issue. It is a really complex set of solutions to address it. It is not only attitudes. It is about services. It is about women's ability to take care of themselves. There is a whole complex list of needs that we need to address to be able to actually fully address family violence.

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you to the Minister for that answer. I agree that family violence is a complex problem, but in order to get to the fundamentals, I think that we have to address attitudes in the way, historically, attitudes have changed towards drinking and driving, towards wearing seatbelts and towards smoking. To that end, I am wondering whether the Minister will commit to updating the family violence survey by doing another one?

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Within this fiscal year, I don't see that we can do a new family violence survey due to the financial limitations that we have. Although, I will advocate and try to look into bringing it into the next fiscal budget because, as stated, if is a very valuable tool. There has been a lot of work within the Northwest Territories on family violence. Our coalition against family violence has done a really remarkable job on communities' attitudes with the "What Will it Take?" project that they have done. So we do need to evaluate that. We need to evaluate if we are on the right track or what else we need to do.

Within that survey piece, I would also like to see a more comprehensive plan go forward. I am looking at bringing that in within this term of the government.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Minister for that commitment to advocate for a repeat family violence survey in the next fiscal year. It is my understanding that the information it will provide will be a very useful planning tool to create promotion campaigns aimed at ending family violence. Thank you.

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

I am really pleased to hear that one of the MLAs is really taking this to heart because it is a serious issue. I would like to challenge all of our MLAs as well, as our Ministers actually, to take the "What Will it Take?" program in because I think it is something that all of us need to take, need to be aware of, and need to address and be role models within our constituency.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 209-18(2): Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Mahsi. Mr. Speaker. Small communities sometimes are drive-by communities. We drive by, and we see a small community, and we just drive by. One particular community is Enterprise, located within my riding. It is in the Deh Cho riding, but it also has access to the jurisdiction of the South Slave district offices. However, my questions today are for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs . Can the Minister explain how Enterprise is involved in discussions at a territorial level about initiatives and activities that have an impact on the community? Mahsi.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, because it is within the municipality of Enterprise, they would be a full participant in any discussions that take place with regards to any type of development or initiatives that might be happening in the community of Enterprise. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Maybe later on I will ask the Minister in terms of what he meant by full partnership. He said partners. As we all know, here in the NWT the traditional economy has been hunting, fishing, and trapping. What do residents of Enterprise need to do in order to access GNWT programs that are frequently offered through local Aboriginal governments and organizations such as the Community Harvester Assistance Program or Community Wellness funding.

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Question 209-18(2): Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Mr. Speaker, I will have to have that discussion with the appropriate departments as to what the community of Enterprise has to do. I could talk at length about what the community of Enterprise has to do to access a lot of the MACA programs and assistance of the MACA staff? As far as what they have to do to access the other programs, I will have to have that conversation with the appropriate departments.

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Question 209-18(2): Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

I would like to thank the Minister for his reply. Here in the NWT, we promote the day of natural resource development. If that happens, we are quite fortunate especially if you are a neighbouring community, you have access to jobs that are fairly limited, and business opportunities, to ensure that the community grows. Plus, we also have the expectation that we are trying to balance economic and social impacts. Is the Minister aware of any effort being made to help the people of Enterprise benefit from the proposed pellet mill especially in terms of jobs and other economic opportunities?

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Mr. Speaker, as far as jobs go, that is something that they would have to take up with the proponent. I do know that we have been engaged with the proponent since about 2011. We have supported both the hamlet and the proponent on their land application. We assisted the hamlet with their land acquisitions by-law, and we also worked with the hamlet to determine the fair value for land sale, and we participated in a number of meetings with the hamlet council. There are some opportunities there when the pellet mill goes into Enterprise.

There will be, obviously, some revenue for that that the community can take full advantage of. There are some opportunities there. As far as the jobs go, that would be a discussion that they would have to take up with the proponents themselves.

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Question 209-18(2): Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 209-18(2): Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister agree to meet with the mayor of Enterprise and visit the community the next time he is in the area on official business to explain his explanation that they are full partners in terms of any initiatives that are perhaps in their neighbouring community? Mahsi.

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Question 209-18(2): Profile And Voice Of The Community Of Enterprise

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Jackson Lafferty

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Mr. Speaker, I would be glad to meet with any community government across the Northwest Territories. We have a good working relationship with the NWT Association of Communities. They understand that anything that happens within their communities ultimately they have control over, so they are more than full partners. I will agree to meet with mayor and council next time the Member invites us to his riding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I would like to put the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation to work today. Earlier today I related the story of NTPCs cancellation of a request for expression of interest for a joint venture supplying wind and solar energy for the North Slave. The NTPC former board vice-chair said that the direction to abandon the renewables project came from GNWT. Can the Minister confirm whether this is true and why the GNWT would interfere with this process? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As a result of two consecutive low-water years, the Power Corporation sought expressions of interest in November of 2015 with a closing date of February 5, 2016. They received 29 expressions. At that point, the Power Corporation and the government and Arctic Energy Alliance evaluated the proposals and decided not to proceed to the next step which would have been a request for a competitive procurement. So they were simply seeking expressions of interest. It was not cancelled by the government. Twenty-nine were submitted. They were found not to be economic so it didn't proceed beyond that stage. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

I thank the Minister for his response. The recently released North Slave resiliency study did not consider climate change and made no predictions of future water levels. Low waters have caused this government to burn through more than $60 million in diesel subsidies in recent years. That is money that could have gone into renewable energy development. What role does the Minister see the NTCP playing in building capacity for wind, solar, and biomass in the North Slave region?

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

As the House heard last week, we will be proceeding with a new energy plan. The Premier spoke to that before the House last week. As a Crown corporation, the Power Corporation will play a critical role in the proposed energy plan. We already play a critical role in the development of alternative and renewable energy systems, including the recently opened Colville Lake plant. There are also solar plants in Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, and Wrigley. Hydro itself is a renewable resource, a green source of power. As the energy plan is rolled out, the Power Corporation will play an integral role in its development.

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

I appreciate the answer from the Minister. I recognize that NTPC is doing some good work on renewables in communities and that they are going to be playing a critical role in the development of the energy plan. I think part of the issue, though, is that some of the same people that are running the Power Corporation, those deputy ministers, are going to be the same Ministers in charge of helping develop the energy plans. Can the Minister describe for this House what role those deputy ministers will play in the development and implementation of the upcoming Energy Plan?

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Yes, Mr. Speaker. I understand that the deputy ministers do have two roles in the sense that apart from their usual responsibilities they also will be directors of the corporation. The Energy Plan will be rolled out in the next few months as the Premier mentioned last week. I am confident that the directors of the Power Corporation will be able to fulfill that role and also their usual role as deputy ministers.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I will be very interested to see how this rolls out over the next while. Some in this House have called for the development of large hydro projects that could even flood communities to export power. Earlier, I spoke of another vision for the NTPC where it would basically be doing itself out of a job by building energy self-sufficiency in communities and households across the NWT. Can the Minister explain what is the current vision of NTPC? Will it become an instrument of this government for big hydro for export or build energy self-sufficiency? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 210-18(2): Role Of NWT Power Corporation In Renewable Energy Solutions

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There seem to be a lot of questions in that question. I don't think the Power Corporation is currently contemplating any large hydro developments that will flood communities. If they are, they haven't informed us on this side of the House. The corporation is committed, of course, to providing reliable power to all of our communities. In fact, there are initiatives to encourage people to reduce their power bill. It is, in some ways, difficult for the corporation because, as people conserve power and use less, they receive less revenue. We are committed to providing safe, reliable, and energy-efficient power to all of our communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 211-18(2): Resources To Support LGBTQ Youth

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier, my colleague asked questions about what we are doing to support diversity and specifically LGBTQ issues within our classrooms. My questions today are for the Minister responsible for Education, Culture, and Employment . I am wondering what resources the government has committed to LGBTQ communities outside of the classroom in our general communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 211-18(2): Resources To Support LGBTQ Youth

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Under the Safe and Caring Schools Act, we have also made sure that, in the definition, we are getting community support as well. In terms of supporting, I don't have any financial resources being put forth. That is something we can definitely look at. I did make a commitment to my department to look at the two groups here, the groups here in Yellowknife, and work with them in terms of developing these policies or getting input into the safe and caring schools regulations when the plans come out as well. We will definitely reach out and see what kind of work we can do together. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

The Minister's department is also responsible for a great deal of heritage funding and certainly LGBTQ history is a large part of our heritage going back to Bud Orange and the Klippert case. We have great festivals here, and this will be fifth year of Pride NWT, proving yet again that the LGBTQ community is very much integrated into our community. Can the Minister speak to if some of those resources can be made available and if they are currently being done so?

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Last week we did go through the main estimates. We did approve the education budget. We did mention that there are some funding sources out there in terms of heritage, as well as the arts and cultures. Some of them are contributions that we can get under $15,000, and I encourage NWT Pride or the events that the Member is mentioning submit an application to our department, and we will take it into consideration.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Mr. Speaker, the Minister is also responsible for the status of youth in the Northwest Territories. Has the Minister committed any of his time in his portfolio to promote the diversity of our youth, and in particular LGBTQ youth, while also promoting tolerance and anti-bullying outside of the classroom, not just in the classroom?

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

In earlier questions about the gay-straight alliances that are happening in Mackenzie Mountain School and St. Pat's, I think that is a great avenue to get attention on this area to the communities. I said they could actually be the leads right throughout the Northwest Territories. I do look forward to meeting the two groups and, be they willing, look at how we can try to develop something territorially. Outside of the school, that is very hard to regulate. We are looking at ways that we can do it on the school grounds. Outside, inside the communities, is always something tough.

When we did the consultations on the safe and caring schools, it was mentioned it takes whole community to address these issues. That is something we want to encourage residents of the Northwest Territories to speak up, step up, and to make sure that it is not accepted in our communities.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Minister for his answer. I appreciate his efforts on this. I think as the Minister responsible for Youth , we do need to do a great deal of youth outreach, moving forward, in the territory to combat some of these very high statistics we have in the North for violence, addictions, and also to make vulnerable communities feel safe. Could the Minister commit to spending some of his time as Minister responsible for Youth to address this with a strategy or an action plan or some form of tangible measure? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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