Debates of May 24th, 2018

This is page numbers 3911 - 3938 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 3rd 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 work .

Topics

Oral Questions

Members Present

Prayer

Sessional Statement

Housing Core Need

Arctic Winter Games

Climate Change Strategy

Ferry Service in Mackenzie Delta

Cost of Living

Destination Deline Trade Mission

Recognition of Ulukhaktok High School Graduates

Student Participation in Wisdom to Action, Youth-Led Suicide Prevention Programs Conference

Ministerial Mandate Priorities

Creation of a Youth Advisory Council

Education Upgrading Through Community Learning Centres

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

John and Sharon Herring, Recipients of Senate Sesquicentennial Medal

Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway

Northwest Territories Youth Advisory Council

Housing Core Need Plan

Timing of Announcement on and Lease Rates

Cost of Living

Climate Change Strategic Framework

High School Graduation Rates

Priorities for Housing

Ferry Service in Mackenzie Delta

Destination Deline Hospitality Workshop

Hay River Fish Processing Facility

Return to Written Question 9-18(3): Societies' Eligibility for the Business Incentive Policy

Return to Written Question 8-18(3): Health Information Systems

Return to Written Question 7-18(3): Housing Core Need Action Plan

Return to Written Question 3-18(3): Government of the Northwest Territories' Participation in the Association for Mineral Exploration Roundup in January 2018

Return to Written Question 10-18(3): Seniors Home Heating Fuel Subsidy Program

Tabled Document 158-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 121-18(3): TerraX Ptarmigan Mine Tabled Document 159-18(3): Follow-up Letter to Oral Question 165-18(3): Land Tenure Engagement Sessions

Tabled Document 160-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 152-18(3): Homecare Services Tabled Document 161-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 170-18(3): Privacy Breaches in Health Care Facilities Tabled Document 162-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 179-18(3): Medical Travel Tabled Document 163-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 187-18(3): Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Tabled Document 164-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 196-18(3): Youth Apprehension Policies Tabled Document 165-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 199-18(3): Medical Travel Tabled Document 166-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 225-18(3): Health Information Act Tabled Document 167-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 242-18(3): Dialysis Services Tabled Document 168-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 259-18(3): Mental Health Challenges in Nahendeh Tabled Document 169-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 273-18(3): Travel for Elders with Health Issues during...

Tabled Document 171-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 253-18(3): Ice Road Operations Tabled Document 172-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 263-18(3): Dredging of the Port of Hay River

Tabled Document 173-18(3): Zones and Eligibility of the Senior Home Heating Subsidy Program as at April 1, 2018

Tabled Document 174-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Questions 80-18(3) and 278-18(3): Status of Amendments to the Cities, Towns and Villages Act Tabled Document 175-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 131-18(3): Amendments to the Cities, Towns and Villages Act for a Hotel Tax Levy Tabled Document 176-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 164-18(3): Emergency Planning Resources Tabled Document 177-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Questions 172-18(3) and 178-18(3): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection and Travel Tabled Document 178-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 195-18(3): Ground Ambulance and Highway Rescue Services Tabled Document 179-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Question 205-18(3): Promoting Traditional Hand Games Tabled Document 180-18(3): Follow-Up Letter to Oral Questions 234-18(3) and 238-18(3): Norman Wells Fire Department

Tabled Document 181-18(3): Response to Petition 1-18(3): Use Lottery Money to Fund the Arts

Tabled Document 182-18(3): Letter dated April 26, 2018 from Giant Mine Oversight Board to the Prime Minister regarding Calls for an Apology and Compensation related to the Operations of Giant Mine and its Effects on the Indigenous Peoples of the Region

Bill 13:

An Act to Amend the Securities Act

Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act 2018

Bill 15: Document Formalization Service and Notice Reform Statute Law Amendment Act

Bill 16:

An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act

Bill 17:

An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act

Bill 18:

An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act

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. Beaulieu , Mr. Blake , Hon. Caroline Cochrane , Ms. Julie Green , Hon. Jackson Lafferty , Hon. Bob McLeod , 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

Page 3911

Metis Elder Tony Whitford

Let us bow our heads and open our hearts in the presence of our Creator, our God, and ask for guidance for his chosen people, here today, chosen by their people and sent to speak for, and debate, on the best for everyone.

Creator God, grant us the strength of character to act in the honest interests of our northern peoples. Grant us the ability to hear each other's concerns, to assess honestly and decide wisely, the outcome of our labours for the present, and future of our North and all of us.

May we be respectful to each other's opinion and views and respect the dignity of office entrusted to us, and the method, of our unique form of government.

Bless our hearts and minds to right, and our labours to you and your people. Creator God, grant us this humble wish and request. Amen.

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Prayer

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

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Minister's Statement 69-18(3): Sessional Statement

Ministers' Statements

Page 3911

Bob McLeod

Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome Members back for the continuation of the third session of the 18 th Legislative Assembly. We have a brief sitting this spring, but some important matters to consider as we continue to work together to build a better future for our territory and its residents.

Continuing to meet with our federal counterparts to promote Northwest Territories priorities and interests is an important part of our successful strategy for engaging Canada. Most recently, I met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Nunavut Premier Paul Quassa and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, as part of the Northern Premiers' Forum in Ottawa at the beginning of this month.

I was pleased that Prime Minister Trudeau personally reaffirmed his government's commitment to the Northwest Territories and to working with our government on shared priorities. It was particularly important to hear from the Prime Minister that Canada agrees that the Pan-Territorial Vision for Sustainable Development issued by our three territories last August will form the basis for the Arctic Policy Framework. Placing sustainable economic development at the heart of federal policy in the North will be critical to creating a better, more prosperous future for residents.

It will be critical for Canada to match its policy commitments to our territory with specific investments and funding commitments, and Premiers were encouraged to learn that Canada will be using the Arctic Policy Framework to guide future funding commitments in its upcoming budgets.

Our government's efforts to directly engage the federal government on behalf of the Northwest Territories are starting to pay off. In recent months we have been successful in securing a number of significant funding agreements and investments from Canada.

In March, Ministers Schumann and Cochrane joined Infrastructure Canada Minister Sohi to announce the signing of a 10-year infrastructure agreement that will see $570 million invested in the Northwest Territories.

In April, Canada announced it is making just over $94 million available to the Northwest Territories and Nunavut over five years to make Arctic re-supply operations faster, safer, and more efficient for remote communities under its Oceans Protection Plan.

The Government of the Northwest Territories is looking forward to applying for funding under this program to improve the Mackenzie River and high Arctic marine transportation corridor. This corridor is a critical piece of our northern transportation system, serving some of Canada's northernmost residents, and the new funding will help support economic development in a region increasingly being recognized as an area of opportunity.

Our government is pleased with this recent commitment from federal Minister of Transport Marc Garneau, and also hopes for positive news regarding our applications for funding under the National Trade Corridor Fund for projects that will help advance the Mackenzie Valley Highway. We also look forward to a second call for applications under this fund as an opportunity to advance the Slave Geological Province Access Corridor.

Also in April, Minister Moses and federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jean-Yves Duclos announced a three-year agreement to invest over $7 million in early learning and childcare in the Northwest Territories. This funding will support delivery of high-quality early learning and childcare; culturally relevant professional development and training for all staff working within licensed early childhood programs; an increase in the number of qualified early childhood development professionals in licensed programs; and access to early learning and childcare opportunities within all communities in the Northwest Territories.

Advancing, finalizing, and implementing land, resources, and self-government agreements is a priority of this Assembly, Mr. Speaker, and another area where success will create a better future for Northwest Territories residents.

Settlement of land claims in the southern part of the territory is also a priority for our government and will be a critical factor in affirming the rights of Indigenous people in these regions, creating certainty and helping unlock the economic potential of the Northwest Territories to create benefits and opportunities for all residents. The Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to achieving success at these tables and has worked hard with all parties to identify a path forward on negotiations with the Dehcho First Nations, Northwest Territories Metis Nation, and Akaitcho Dene First Nation.

I am also pleased to advise Members that Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories made a new offer to the Dehcho First Nations on May 3, 2018, in Fort Simpson. As with the new offers to the Akaitcho and Northwest Territories Metis, the offer to the Dehcho was designed to provide them with the flexibility to choose an approach that best reflects their priorities with respect to matters including land quantum, cash, resource management, and land use planning.

We continue to make progress on the government's legislative agenda, Mr. Speaker. During this sitting we expect to introduce several pieces of proposed legislation, including the Northwest Territories' first Ombudsperson Act, a priority for this House and a commitment in the government's mandate. We also expect to introduce

An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act. This bill responds to requests from community governments to have the ability to levy a tourism accommodation tax and to pass bylaws that would permit homeowners to fund energy retrofits and energy saving technology upgrades through a local improvement charge.

During this sitting we will table the 2017-2018 annual report on the implementation of the mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, Mr. Speaker. The annual report indicates that, as of March 31, 2018, our government had fulfilled 60 commitments. Another 160 commitments were in progress by that date, with another 10 in the planning stage. Since March 31 st , 19 additional commitments have been fulfilled, bringing the total number of fulfilled commitments to 79. While some of the commitments are fulfilled by a specific activity or action, a number of the commitments relate to work that is ongoing.

As we pass the halfway point of this Assembly, we are confident in saying that we have taken the steps required to implement many of these commitments and will continue to do so on an ongoing basis.

Mr. Speaker, since the mandate was adopted by the 18 th Legislative Assembly near the beginning of our term, our government has been focused on fulfilling our commitments and advancing the priorities of this Legislative Assembly. Between June and October of last year, at the mid-point of our term, all Members contributed to a comprehensive review of our priorities and the mandate. We had the opportunity to evaluate our progress, consider new information, and reflect on new developments and major events in the Northwest Territories, Canada, and the world. Through this process, we revised the mandate. It now includes 230 commitments to guide our activities through the remainder of this term.

Two significant additions to the mandate will be the subject of discussions during this sitting: conducting a foundational review of Aurora College; and developing and implementing the policy, program, and legislative regimes necessary to support the legalization of cannabis in the Northwest Territories. Both of these initiatives are of great interest to the people of the Northwest Territories and Members of the Legislative Assembly. Indeed, there has been much discussion of cannabis legalization in the media in the past few weeks, as standing committees have done their important work to hear from residents on Bill 6 .

Our government made a commitment to having effective measures in place to protect the health and safety of Northwest Territories residents when federal legislation comes into effect. We continue to be committed to that goal and are confident that we will be prepared. We do recognize, however, that this is a new area of responsibility for ourselves and the rest of the country, and we will continue to monitor implementation once cannabis has been legalized so that we can identify any areas where we can make improvements and modifications to our plans.

The future of Aurora College has also been the subject of much discussion in recent months, and we expect that discussion will continue during this sitting. As Members are aware, the government has received the report of the consultants hired to conduct the foundational review of the college.

The consultants have delivered a comprehensive report, with many recommendations about how we can move forward to create a vibrant post-secondary institution in the North that is positioned to train Northerners for northern jobs. It is now our job to consider each of those recommendations and use them to determine a path forward for the college. This is the beginning of a longer process to plan for the future of the college, and we look forward to working with MLAs as we develop them together.

Northwest Territories residents deserve an educational institution that is focused on preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow, and the Aurora College foundational review is an opportunity for us to deliver the kind of post-secondary institution they need as a legacy of our work here.

This is a brief sitting, Mr. Speaker, but I expect it will be an active one. As always, we have an important responsibility to work together to create positive change for the people and communities of the Northwest Territories. Our government remains committed to do that work and looks forward to continuing to work towards that goal during this sitting of the Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister's Statement 69-18(3): Sessional Statement

Ministers' Statements

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Ministers' statements. Item 3, Members' statements. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh .

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Housing Core Need

Member's Statements

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to speak about the core housing needs across the Northwest Territories. At this time, over two years into this government, there is no territorial-wide housing plan that addresses the core need reduction plan on a community-by-community basis.

Mr. Speaker, I have risen in this House many times urging our government to create a housing development plan that is pertinent to each of our 33 communities and is comprehensive enough to identify the exact types of core needs that are most pertinent within each community. A thorough plan can better inform the government on how to address core housing needs in each community.

Mr. Speaker, a housing development plan is needed to cost out each community's housing needs. For example, Mr. Speaker, a family of six may currently be living in a two-bedroom unit; however, their needs warrant a three- or four-bedroom unit. The housing plan would tell us whether to build a new house or add on to the current unit. Mr. Speaker, one solution would cost in excess of $300,000, while the other could be under $100,000.

On the contrary, Mr. Speaker, a family may have enough bedrooms, but may need repairs that could range from $10,000 to $100,000. In another case, Mr. Speaker, a core need may be affordability, and perhaps a family could be provided with a monthly subsidy of $300 to $1,000 per month, thereby removing that family from core need for just $3,600 to $12,000 per year.

Mr. Speaker, the housing development plan, or whatever the government chooses to call it, is a plan that would work actively to address core needs of housing on a community-specific basis. According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics Community Survey, in my riding of Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the core needs of total households range from a low of 24.9 per cent in Fort Resolution to a high of 37.2 per cent in Detah.

Mr. Speaker, the NWT Housing Corporation must begin discussions with communities and Indigenous governments to address these issues. I believe that the NWT Housing Corporation must begin to fund these governments directly in order to achieve the best results regarding the reduction of core needs within these communities. Marsi cho, Mr. Speaker.

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Housing Core Need

Member's Statements

Page 3914

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Hay River North .

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Arctic Winter Games

Member's Statements

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to announce to this Assembly that the 2018 Arctic Winter Games, hosted by Hay River, Fort Smith, and the K'atlodeeche First Nation, were an overwhelming success.

That's not just my opinion. I have heard it from many other residents of the South Slave, from members of the various national and international delegations that attended the games, and from the Arctic Winter Games International Committee, who have seen their fair share of the games.

I'm sure the other MLAs who were able to spend the entire week in the South Slave would also agree with me. Minister Cochrane spent time in both Hay River and Fort Smith, and I know for a fact that she was impressed with what she saw. The Premier also spent the week in Hay River, and every time I saw him, it sure looked like he was having a good time, especially when he capped his week off presenting the gold ulus to both of Team NWT's male hockey teams, one of which included his very own grandson.

Mr. Speaker, the success of the 2018 games redefined the very notion of who can host these games. Essentially, the South Slave was a testing ground, used to determine whether or not smaller communities could host the games. Guess what? It can be done, and can be done in spectacular fashion. However, there is one caveat: if small communities want to host the games, they need dedicated volunteers, and lots of them.

According to Greg Rowe, the president of the South Slave Host Society, volunteers are the heart and soul the games. Luckily, the South Slave has a big heart. Between Hay River and Fort Smith, there were 1,500 volunteers. Mr. Speaker, that's over 20 per cent of the combined population of both communities. That's absolutely amazing. Some people were only able to pick up a handful of volunteer shifts, but they did what they could. Some people took leave from their jobs and volunteered full-time. Some people worked all day and then volunteered all evening. It was not uncommon to hear about volunteers putting in 10, 12, or 16 hours a day, every day.

Then, Mr. Speaker, there are the people who put in four years. I'm speaking, of course, of the Host Society board of directors. Without their efforts, the games would have never made their way to the South Slave in the first place. For their efforts, the Host Society was presented with the NWT outstanding volunteer award for a group just earlier today, and rightly so.

So, Mr. Speaker, I ask this Assembly to join me in thanking all of the volunteers for making the 2018 Arctic Winter Games such a great success. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Frame Lake .

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Climate Change Strategy

Member's Statements

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Merci, Monsieur le President. On May 1 st , Cabinet released the Energy Strategy and Climate Change Strategic Framework. What's still missing for a complete package on climate change is a firm proposal and legislative changes for carbon pricing.

Today, I'm calling out Cabinet on its efforts on climate change. I strongly urge the federal government to reject the climate change plan, as it falls far short of any likelihood of successfully reaching the Pan-Canadian Framework obligation of a 30 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by the year 2030. These are strong words, Mr. Speaker, but backed up by the following facts:

44 per cent of the greenhouse gas reductions to meet the Pan-Canadian Framework target are to be met with hydroelectric power from huge expansions of the Taltson facilities. No quantification of the GHG reductions is provided. There's no money to build the dams or power lines that will cost billions, and no confirmed buyers, either north of the lake or in the provinces. The energy strategy is masquerading as an infrastructure proposal for the federal government, characterized by local media as an ultimatum, rather than a serious effort to address climate change and build energy self-sufficiency.

Most of the greenhouse gas reductions are back-loaded into the available time. Sixty per cent of the reductions were supposed to take place in the last five years.

Most of the effort is to be directed at electricity production, which is not the major source of greenhouse gas emissions. The 17 per cent GHG reduction target for industry was removed in the final version.

Lastly, the Auditor General's finding on our failed climate change leadership has not been addressed, as the framework and audit response make no proposals to change our approach. I've called for a Climate Change Act or Cabinet-approved policy, Financial Management Board consideration of climate change implications, and Infrastructure submissions that prioritize projects that show the greatest greenhouse gas reductions.

The residents of the NWT deserve much better on the issue of climate change, reductions to our cost of living through energy self-reliance, while building a greener economy. The federal government should reject Cabinet's approach on climate change and send us back to the drawing board to develop a real plan. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Climate Change Strategy

Member's Statements

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Mackenzie Delta .

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Ferry Service in Mackenzie Delta

Member's Statements

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Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this afternoon I bring to your attention the Louis Cardinal and Abraham Francis ferries. The Louis Cardinal operates on the Mackenzie River, connecting Tsiigehtchic to the Dempster highway, and the Abraham Francis operates on the Peel River, closer to Fort McPherson.

Mr. Speaker, my home community of Tsiigehtchic is only accessible by winterized roads five months out of the year and by the ferry services another five months during the summer season.

Fort McPherson is connected to the Dempster highway and, during the summer months, it's only accessible by the Abraham Francis and Louis Cardinal ferries. Mr. Speaker, the Peel River ice moved on May 10 th . The ice has cleared now for the past week and water levels are receding. The Mackenzie River ice has started moving on May 15 th . The ice has thinned, and water levels are also receding.

Mr. Speaker, like many of our communities in the Beaufort Delta, Fort McPherson, and Tsiigehtchic, price has increased. The cost of living goes up in the fall when the ferry shuts down, and again in the spring when the ice road closes.

Ferry services also connect our communities to central Inuvik, where we have access to the hospital, dental, and other business opportunities. We depend on the ferry and, to date, we have heard nothing about when they will be launched, and operating services may take up to two weeks. Let's not forget the expectations of tourists to our region and bringing in money, enhancing our economy. The Northwest Territories has so much to offer in terms of scenery and excellent tour guides waiting to show off our country.

Mr. Speaker, people in Tsiigehtchic and Fort McPherson have been asking me questions of when the Louis Cardinal and Abraham Francis ferries will start operating. I will have questions for the Minister later today. Thank you.

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Ferry Service in Mackenzie Delta

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Yellowknife North .

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Cost of Living

Member's Statements

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when MLAs sat together and developed the mandate, we needed a tool that we could use to serve the people of the NWT, not a document that would get dusty sitting on a shelf somewhere. My job as a Regular Member, as all of us Regular Members, and Members of the House, is to uphold, promote, and protect that mandate.

Among our mandate commitments, we included cost of living as our second priority item. Specifically, we committed that the 18 th Legislative Assembly will lower the cost of living.

Since then, here is a sample of what residents have felt impacting their cost of living in the two and a half years of this Assembly:

Seven consecutive years of power rate increases equating to a near 40 per cent increase during that time;

New airport taxes which increase the cost of everything through air transport;

Increased land lease fees by up to 300 per cent;

Increased medical service fees;

Increased Decho bridge tolls;

Coming soon, apparently, a land transfer tax; and

Also coming soon, an NWT carbon tax, and that's on top of Alberta's carbon tax that we already pay on goods and services from the South.

Mr. Speaker, none of these initiatives was identified in the mandate. I was not elected by the people of Yellowknife North to support and promote those initiatives. I was elected to support the commitment we made to lower the cost of living, but so far that commitment seems a distant reality.

I agree that we have to get our fiscal house in order, but that is achieved by smart and disciplined management on a day-to-day basis, Mr. Speaker, not by spending wildly and going on hiring sprees and maxing out the line of credit on one term and then hacking, slashing, and laying workers off in the next term.

Mr. Speaker, our residents are feeling stymied in trying to move ahead in life and are finding it harder and harder to afford living here. They are continuously being penny pinched. The words "savings" and "investing" are lost. People on fixed incomes are at even higher risk from the impacts of the cost of living. Who suffers? We all do. When a family's disposable income begins to deplete, that's the beginning of a slowing economy, one that results in some saying that our territorial economic outlook appears "grim."

Mr. Speaker, the tone has to change. The trends need to start going in the right direction, and the stats must start reflecting positive outcomes. Northerners want to trust that we have their backs and that we are building a future that they can count on. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Cost of Living

Member's Statements

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Sahtu .

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Destination Deline Trade Mission

Member's Statements

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Welcome back, colleagues. I hope everybody had a pleasant spring.

Mr. Speaker, in recognition of the upcoming NWT Tourism Week, I share the following. As mentioned during the last session on the invitation to attend a trade mission in China on behalf of the Techiq Ltd company, the business arm of the Deline Gotine government.

Mr. Speaker, more specifically, Destination Deline has launched a specific and determined plan to attract Asian tourists to the community on the shores of Great Bear Lake.

It is pertinent to note that the Government of the Northwest Territories Department of ITI provided resources to help facilitate this trip, including eight days in China. Cities included in this itinerary focused on Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Xianje.

Mr. Speaker, Destination Deline's equity position to this community venture includes $2 million in upgrading additional hotel cabins. Forthcoming would be client hospitality training.

Mr. Speaker, of significant importance and evidence to the trip's success are the community representatives and tour company, Beijing Best Tour Company Ltd., signing a cooperation agreement in the efforts of tailored packages.

Mr. Speaker, the Beijing Best Tour Company is organizing a trip to Deline later this summer. This contingent will include some 25 travel agents. This is a tremendous opportunity for both groups, and particularly Deline, to contribute additional NWT destinations while sharing the unique community, northern culture, and pristine environment.

Mr. Speaker, overall the trip was deemed an overwhelming success, and new awareness has been garnered. I wish to thank Techiq and the Deline Gotine Government leadership. Later, Mr. Speaker, I will have questions to the Minister of ITI . Mahsi.

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Masi. Members' statements. Member for Nunakput .

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Recognition of Ulukhaktok High School Graduates

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to recognize three high school graduates from Helen Kalvak school in Ulukhaktok.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Jacob Klengenberg is graduating this year with full academic grade 12 and is accepted into a two-year Social Work Diploma at Nova Scotia Community College.

Mr. Speaker, Jacob is a role model to his peers. While earning an academic education, he still ensured that he maintained his cultural hunting, fishing, and travelling practices. During his years at Helen Kalvak school, he participated in many sports and activities, including judo, boxing, biathlon, and student council. He has been the lead youth volunteer for many years and has been willing to freely give of himself to help on school fundraisers, activities for younger students, and to help elders around the community.

Mr. Speaker, Matt Chloe Kanayok is graduating this year with full academic grade 12 and is accepted into a four-year Bachelor of Arts, planning on majoring in Psychology at Vancouver Island University. He is also the valedictorian for this year's graduation class.

Mr. Speaker, Matt has been a strong advocate for youth at Helen Kalvak school during his high school career. During his time, he took on the role of the president in the student council, and then immediately took over the planning and implementation of school dances, movie nights, an after-school art club, and the creation of the GSA. Matt is a genuine person, who wants nothing more than to help, and has been one of our most dedicated volunteers over the past three years.

Mr. Speaker, finally, Ms. Nadine Kuneluk is graduating this year with a full academic grade 12 diploma, but has not yet decided on her career path to follow. Mr. Speaker, Nadine is a joy to be around and enjoys nothing more than helping, spreading her optimism, and working with younger students. During her high school years, she was very active in the student council, assisting in the planning and supervising of every program that was offered. Nadine volunteered in almost all school activities and is dedicated to her fellow students.

Mr. Speaker, all three students are shining examples of true volunteerism. They gave up much of their time to ensure that their fellow students had activities and a safe space to spend their time. Without these students, the school's arctic espresso cafe would not have run. The student council would have not grown to where it is, and the GSA would not have been formed.

I cannot not say enough about these students, as they have been an amazing example of selflessness, wonderful role models, and respected by their peers and community members alike. Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Nahendeh .

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Student Participation in Wisdom to Action, Youth-Led Suicide Prevention Programs Conference

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on February 20 th , 10 students from TSS, accompanied by two chaperones, travelled to Vancouver to attend the Wisdom to Action, Youth-Led Suicide Prevention Programs conference that was held at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre on East Hastings Street. Conference organizers and contributors included the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Dalhousie University, the Embrace Life Council of Nunavut, and the Canadian Red Cross.

The conference was held over two days, February 21 st and 22 nd , and many topics relevant to our youth and community were presented and discussed. The organizers recognize that suicide is a leading cause of death among young people in Canada, accounting for 24 per cent of all deaths. Unfortunately, young people living in communities with higher rates of suicide, such as ours, are more vulnerable.

Youth play an important role in suicide prevention in Canada. They know the pathways to wellness and life enhancement. They can lead programs in their communities that support other young people. They can provide important peer support, formal and informal, and they are advocates for themselves and their communities.

Key presenters were elders who spoke, sang, and drummed, and others who presented youth leadership organizations, such as Jack.org and the Canadian Red Cross. The youth were fully engaged, and here are two quotes I would like to share:

"I learned new things and became aware that suicide comes from a lot of different reasons and difficulties. They can be family matters, school, relationships, work, mental health, et cetera, and to avoid and hopefully stop suicide, we talked in the conference about starting working with families. We also talked about activities to keep the youth occupied and make themselves feel their importance. All in all, the solution is making our environment a happy and healthy community, and, going back to our respective towns, I am hoping and looking forward to becoming a better leader and bringing back the wisdom and knowledge that I gained from the whole conference."

The second quote: "The experience of a field trip to actually get out of the community and learn from another culture was awesome, not just how to prevent suicide, but also have people bring other teachings. Elders spoke of circles, saying, 'Our circles bring us balance by understanding the balance between the spiritual and physical worlds,' and talked about meditation and prayer, finding and doing what we like to do to keep our mental state balanced, and finding out about ourselves for mental and emotional steadiness."

Mr. Speaker, moving forward, the students, with the help of the LKFN Wellness team, hope to create a youth leadership group that will provide support for peers and mentor young people. Attending this conference has helped us inform students that their mental health can be discussed openly and that there are many other organizations, professionals, and caring adults who are equipped to help youth build, sustain, and enhance their mental health. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Yellowknife Centre .

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Ministerial Mandate Priorities

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, while we were away from the House, the Premier shuffled Cabinet portfolios. When the music stopped, the honourable Alfred Moses was sitting on the chairs which gave him responsibility for Housing and Homelessness. These are the portfolios of primary interest to my constituents in Yellowknife Centre.

The Premier 's mandate letter to the Minister repeats his letter to the previous Minister. It is as if the last two years didn't happen. There is no indication of priorities, just a long list of objectives, and no direction to continue with the changes started by the previous Minister. Since this letter is inadequate, I am now going to provide a

summary of the mandate letter I would have written.

First, residents of Yellowknife Centre continue to experience a high level of homelessness. Families are often the invisible homeless, but they are especially hard-hit. I have constituents, a working family of six, who, for the last three years, have been living in a bachelor apartment and who are waiting for suitable housing. The waiting list for transitional housing for families at the YWCA and public housing is both in the hundreds. Federal funding administered by the city for the YWCA Housing First program for families has recently ended.

Mr. Speaker, families are facing a housing crisis, and addressing this crisis must be the Minister's top priority. Where is the mandate requirement to wrestle every possible new dollar from Ottawa's National Housing Strategy?

Second, my riding has a large population of elders. Those who are looking for affordable places to live in their retirement have few choices, and some are deferring retirement while they wait for something to open up. The waiting list for the independent units at Avens is six years long. The situation at Northern United Place is also gridlock. Mr. Speaker, I am aware that the Housing Corporation is going to build more units for seniors, but I can tell you now it won't be enough to meet these increasing demands.

Third, my riding has a large number of rental units. The cost of rent is unaffordable, meaning it consumes more than 30 per cent of the family's budget. The last community survey revealed that a total of 800 families in Yellowknife are in core need because their housing is unaffordable.

Mr. Speaker, high rents drive people out of Yellowknife and out of the territory at a time when we want more people to live here. The Minister must find effective ways to help working families afford a decent place to live. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Masi. Members' statements. Member for Kam Lake .

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Creation of a Youth Advisory Council

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We begin our legislative sitting on the heels of the Northwest Territories' 16 th Youth Parliament.

It was a real honour to serve as a Page for our young leaders, and I am more impressed than ever seeing the next generation of Northerners hard at work in this great Chamber. I was particularly impressed with my counterpart, the youth representative for Kam Lake, Aafreen Khan.

Ms. Khan is a young, bilingual Muslim woman and is the embodiment of what a diverse and progressive NWT will look like in the future. Youth Parliaments are great forums that give the leaders of today an opportunity to hear the issues that matter most to the leaders of tomorrow. Mr. Speaker, Youth Parliament comes once every two years. Imagine how much more we could learn from young Northerners if this government creates its own youth advisory council.

Youth Council members meet both online and in person several times a year to discuss issues that matter to their peers, to their communities, and to their country. They work together outside of meetings to discuss ideas, engage with local and national organizations, meet with decision-makers like Cabinet Ministers, and attend public events.

Mr. Speaker, this is exactly the kind of engagement that helps lawmakers and governments make good decisions for our people, and the Prime Minister isn't alone in his efforts to open up dialogue with young people on a regular basis. In Ontario, the Premier 's Council on Youth Opportunities is a 25-member group of young professionals and leaders, ages 16 to 25, who give advice to the Premier and the Minister of Children and Youth.

During the last budget talks in Ontario, the council weighed in on project proposals, and out of 126 projects reviewed, 33 were recommended by the youth council to Ontario's Minister of Finance . This is a clear example of the positive outcomes of engaging with young people through a youth council.

Mr. Speaker, the governments of Canada, Ontario, and Newfoundland have all implemented youth advisory councils. Northerners know that this government should prioritize engaging all citizens in all of our communities, including and especially young Northerners. We can do so much more to ensure their voices and ideas are brought into our decision-making and into how this government works.

Mr. Speaker, politicians are fond of saying "the children are our future," but I say it is time that we make young people a part of today and give young Northerners the voice they deserve through their own youth advisory council. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Deh Cho .

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Education Upgrading Through Community Learning Centres

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recently attended a special high school graduation on the Hay River Reserve. Verna Buggins, Clifford Fabian, Chantelle Lafleur, and Ashley Dawn Leblanc graduated with high school equivalencies on May 18, 2018, with their families and local leaders in attendance. I want to once again congratulate them on their achievement.

Mr. Speaker, graduating rates are very low on the Hay River Reserve. Most students leave the reserve to attend high school in the town of Hay River, making this high school graduation of full graduates a special one.

Mr. Speaker, the students took online learning through Northern Lakes College Alberta, upgrading and transferred their credits to the NWT. The students studied at the Elder Daniel Sonfrere Learning Centre with their teacher, Liz Pope, and worked toward fulfilling their credit requirements to graduate from high school. Two of them met their high school credits: Clifford Fabian and Ashley Dawn Leblanc. Congratulations.

Mr. Speaker, I want to also congratulate their teacher, Liz Pope, at the Elder Daniel Sonfrere Community Learning Centre, and to the people of Aurora College Fort Smith who make community learning centres functional and successful. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Item 4, returns to oral questions. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery.

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Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Members, I would like to turn your attention to visitors in the gallery. We have with us the mayor of Yellowknife, His Worship Mark Heyck. Thank you for being here with us.

Colleagues, allow me to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery, as well, of Mr. Anthony W.J. Whitford. As many of you know, Mr. Whitford has many roles; former Commissioner, former Speaker, former Minister, former Member, former Sergeant-at-Arms, honorary clerk at the table, and Member of the Order of the Northwest Territories. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Whitford to the House this afternoon. It's always a pleasure having you here in the House. Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Great Slave .

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to recognize a couple of people who are incredibly important to me. First, I would like to recognize my parents, J.R. and Loretta Abernethy, who are proud new grandparents. I would also like to recognize my amazing wife, Carolyn Smith. For the first time ever, I am incredibly proud to introduce my baby boy, John Russell Smith Abernethy, who has been with us for 30 days, 14 hours, 3 minutes, and 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 seconds. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Yellowknife North .

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would like to recognize and add to the list of accolades and welcome Mr. Tony Whitford as a Yellowknife North resident. I would also like to recognize another Yellowknife North resident, Senior Administrative Officer for the City of Yellowknife Sheila Bassi-Kellett, and, of course, recognize, as I always do, my former city council colleague and the mayor of the City of Yellowknife, Mayor Mark Heyck. Thank you, and welcome.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Yellowknife Centre .

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Mayor Mark Heyck is my constituent, and he has served the city with a long and distinguished career as a city councillor and as a mayor. This may be one of his last appearances here in that role, and so I would like to thank him for the length and the integrity of his public service. Mahsi.

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Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Thebacha .

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize Kevin Smith, Deputy Mayor of Fort Smith and recently very active in the Arctic Winter Games. Thank you.

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Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Range Lake .

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize one of our Pages today. She is from Range Lake, Ms. Makayla Lane. Welcome. Thank you.

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Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Frame Lake .

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Merci, Monsieur le President. I would like to recognize Mayor Mark Heyck. I had the pleasure and honour to serve with him on city council on my last term and, I believe, his first, so there was some overlap. I want to thank him for his years of service to people in this community. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Kam Lake .

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't want to be one of the only Yellowknife Members who does not recognize His Worship, Mayor Mark Heyck. I would like to thank him for his service, as well. He has made an incredible contribution to our community. Thank you.

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Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 6, acknowledgements. Member for Nahendeh .

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Acknowledgement 3-18(3): John and Sharon Herring, Recipients of Senate Sesquicentennial Medal

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sorry about that. I would like to inform the house that John and Sharon Herring received the Senate Sesquicentennial Medal on Sunday, April 8 th , from former Senator Nick Sibbeston. It is a very proud moment when residents of the NWT are recognized for outstanding work. The medal is awarded to residents actively involved in their communities who, through generosity, dedication, volunteerism, and hard work, make their community a better place to live. Without a doubt, these two encompass all of those qualities. Their accomplishments are appreciated and are important to the continued growth of Fort Simpson. It is an honour and a privilege to recognize them here today.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Acknowledgements. Item 7, oral questions. Member for Nunakput .

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Question 280-18(3): Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure, and it's on the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway. Mr. Speaker, recently the department closed the road due to soft and rutted areas that could be a risk to the travelling public and to prevent further damage to the highway. Mr. Speaker, my first question to the Minister is: why did the Department of Infrastructure open an unfinished road? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister of Infrastructure .

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

I understand, you know, construction of a gravel road on permafrost sometimes requires some time to settle before it dries up, and I appreciate the response from the Minister. Mr. Speaker, my question is: how many days of additional road access did the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk gain with the opening of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway?

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Based on a 20-year average of opening and closing of the Inuvik winter road, we gained 45 days of access to the community of Tuktoyaktuk this year, with the winter road opening in November of last year to May 12 th of this year. As all Members know, this has been a concern in the media lately, but one thing that people have to know is that this road is still under construction and we are working on it. The other thing that I always like to make very prevalent about this whole thing is that this highway was constructed in one of the harshest environments in Canada, and our contractors did a heck of a job in building this road, and we believe it will open to the general public here very soon.

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, I am just going to get right to it here. My next question for the Minister is: what are we doing to make sure this does not happen next year?

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

As I said, the contractors have some deficiencies and some works to finish up on the terms of their contract going forward. We have some gravel to lay down, some packing to be completed; there are a number of things to be done around bridges, rip-wrap and painting and such, so these things are going to be completed this year, as I said, in the fall of this year.

There are some lessons learned already to be taken from the season that we just had it open. With the different amounts of snow where it has accumulated along the embankments, we have already recognized the fact that we need to put up some snow fencing in certain areas of the highway to help mitigate that. I think one of the other concerns that we want to address in the next coming season is certain sections of the highway where the accumulation is so big that grading is not going to be sufficient, and we have to look at snow-blowing this stuff further away, similar to what we do on the Dempster.

We will be looking at different additives, as well, I think, to help with the gravel and how to shed water off the highway, and we will continue to look at improvements to make sure we keep this thing open as long as possible. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is good for the general public to know, and I appreciate the work the department is doing. I know how challenging it is, as being an employee of that maybe five years, four years ago.

Mr. Speaker, my final question to the Minister: what work remains, and will there be further closures? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

As I've said, there is a full layer of gravel and it needs to be laid down on some sections, and compacting that needs to be done this year. Some of this work wasn't done in the fall of last year due to the early cold temperatures, when that type of work can't be performed. There will be additional signage that needs to be installed around there, shaping of embankments in different places along the highway system, and deficiencies and final inspection, and like I said, some work around the bridges and culverts that needs to be finished up.

People have to realize that this is a new highway. We are working very hard to get this thing open. As the other Member from the BeauDel has mentioned, you know, this is going to be important to tourism going forward, and the department is working very hard along with our contractors to make sure we get this thing in shape and that it's safe to the open public to use. We'll continue to work on that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I spoke in my statement earlier about the need for a youth advisory council to give young people in the Northwest Territories a voice in the government decision-making and to advise government of policy issues. I have brought this issue before the House before, but today I would like to ask the Premier , as most of these youth councils are creations of First Ministers, if the Premier has made any progress with his government on developing a youth advisory council for the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

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Bob McLeod

Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to redirect the question to the Minister responsible for Youth . Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I agree that the Youth Parliament is an exciting opportunity for young people to become engaged and involved in politics. I think we had a really good opportunity to see that during the most recent Youth Parliament.

Beyond the Youth Parliament, I don't think that there has been any action taken to establish a year-round youth council in this government or previous governments. As the Minister responsible for Youth , I will be happy to receive any recommendations from the Member, or committee, or any Member of the Legislative Assembly on how we can address getting something like this started up. I do know that, in the past, for youth portfolios, we have provided support for such things as youth conferences, youth events.

Through MACA, we have the Youth Corps program as well as youth ambassador training programs, but currently there is really nothing in terms of work that has been done around a youth council, but I'm more than willing to take recommendations and suggestions from Members of this Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

I'll ask this Minister if he recalls when he made a commitment on the floor of the House to look into this issue and work on a proposal or some sort of policy development for establishing a youth council. That is a commitment he made on the floor. Does he recall that and is he working on that?

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Yes, I do recall making that commitment. Work to date, there hasn't been much work done on it. I will have to bring it to the Committees at Cabinet to look forward, but any other suggestions that the Member or standing committee can provide us in terms of what we should be doing, we would really appreciate that. We are obviously all working together to address some of these issues. I welcome any suggestions from the Members moving forward. I will bring that to Committee of Cabinet to look at how we can move forward on that.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Can the Minister responsible for Youth advise on why there have been delays in moving this along? He made a commitment in the last sitting of the House, which was several months ago. What are the factors that have contributed to the delay of developing a policy proposal for establishing a youth council in the Northwest Territories?

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister asked for suggestions. I mean, I'm not sure I have much more to suggest other than a youth advisory council. You know, Youth Parliament is a model parliament. It's not an advisory body. Youth Corps, all these volunteer activities, they're about engagement and getting people involved. Can the Minister commit to directing his staff to working with the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs , which he is, to direct his staff, now that he's got them, in his department to prioritize this work?

Because my understanding is there are three full-time people in his department who work on youth issues. Can they start putting something together? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

First and foremost, I just want to thank my staff within MACA for the work that they do. They do have a very extensive work to do with all of our communities throughout the Northwest Territories, as well as youth and volunteers who we do work with. You know, I don't want to say that we are not fully resourced, but I want to make sure that the work that we set out in our mandate and the work that we do with our community governments and hamlets, that work gets done, because those are essential services that we provide to residents of the Northwest Territories.

To take them away from that kind of work around essential services and some of our youth programs and development programs to start focusing on a youth council, I think we need to look at our priorities when it does come to essential services throughout the Northwest Territories. I will be working and chatting with them and continuing to support the youth programs that we currently have in place. As I mentioned, I want to make sure that my staff focus on the work that is needed for the residents of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement I spoke of the core needs for housing for the Northwest Territories. I would like to ask the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation if there will be a plan to reduce core need presented to the Assembly in the near future. Thank you.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, in 2017 the NWT Housing Corporation did seek feedback from the residents and our stakeholders through our housing engagement survey. We did hear from our residents on what is needed in all of our communities. Further, specific actions to address core needs were detailed in the Towards Level Ground publication, which also includes costs by initiative. This government is committed to decreasing core need by 250 households per year, and each initiative developed under the Strategic Renewal of the NWT Housing Corporation is intended to address the core need.

Some of these initiatives do include seniors aging in place retrofits, our rental supplement program that we have with non-government organizations, community housing support initiatives, a housing support worker pilot, developing community plans with all of our 33 communities across the Northwest Territories, as well as new home ownership programs that we are working on.

We are working with our Indigenous governments, with partners to address the core housing need in our communities, and I think that is something that has really taken off during this government, and working with our Indigenous governments and community governments to address this. I will be willing to give more of an update to standing committee and Members and some more detailed programs as we move forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

I would like to thank the Minister for that response. We are not seeing the actual work on the ground. Unfortunately, that's lot of good planning, but no action.

Mr. Speaker, when is the NWT Housing Corporation planning to update a comprehensive needs survey? From 2017 to 2018, in the Northwest Territories, there were 1,200 jobs lost, so I'm assuming that that has some impact on the affordability of housing in the Northwest Territories, so I think it's urgent that we do something instead of staying with the 2014 needs survey, that we do something that is current today. So I'd like to ask the Minister when that is going to happen.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

I do look forward to working with committee, as well as our stakeholders, on addressing the core housing needs throughout the Northwest Territory. The next NWT community survey will commence in January 2019, and as I mentioned, if the Member does have any specific communities or is saying that work is not being done in some of the communities, if he can let me know a little bit more of the specifics, we can look at addressing it. Like I said, I will give a more detailed presentation to committee, or to Members if they would like, upon their request.

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

I can provide that information that the Minister is asking for. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask the Minister what the target is for core need? Across the country, the core needs levels are at about 12 per cent. We in the Northwest Territories always sit at about 20 per cent, so after years and years of putting $100 million a year into housing, we're still at 20 per cent across the territory, and we haven't moved from there. I don't know, maybe we've gone up, maybe we've gone down, I don't know what has happened since 2014; there is no new survey to indicate that.

So I'd like to ask the Minister: assuming that we're working off the 2014 numbers, of 19.8 per cent core need across the territory, what is the target for when you reduce core need by 250 units per year? What is the new target number after that work is done?

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

As I mentioned earlier, we are committed, this government is committed to decreasing core need by 250 households per year. We have various initiatives that we are doing to address the core needs, whether it's home ownership repairs, new unit constructions, looking at seniors' housing, we're doing a senior housing study as well, but it really takes a really strong partnership with some of our stakeholders, as well as some of our community governments, Indigenous governments, to address this, and also work that we've been doing with the federal government.

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Mr. Speaker, I'm glad to hear the Minister speak about work with the community governments. I'd like to ask the Minister if there is a plan to directly fund the Aboriginal governments, or community governments, in order to address core need housing in the communities? Thank you.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

As I mentioned, one of the ways we're doing this is through the community housing support initiatives. We do have some really good partnerships with some of our Indigenous governments currently, and we're going to continue to work with them, but we're open to working with community governments as well as Indigenous governments, to see how we can work together to address some of the housing needs that we see in our communities. We are committed, we are willing to meet with our Indigenous governments moving forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on March 22 nd I got a Christmas present, a little early or it might have been a little bit late, from the Department of Lands. This is a press secretary release saying that there was going to be a media announcement about the leases in there, so this has been a gift that's been given to me ever since then, and I keep on getting questions from my leadership and members in the communities. So this is my question to the Minister of Lands : can the Minister please advise why the media offer was offered to them after our winter session, and not during the winter session? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The new leases' amounts, of course, came into effect on April 1 st , and the media was briefed on the changes we were making the week prior to that. These changes had been discussed in the business plans during the winter session, and the media announcement went forward as part of a formal notification to the residents of the Northwest Territories of the changes. Letters were also sent out to each of the lessees on March 19, 2018. The press, the media had been aware of these changes; I see a story as long ago as February 2017, when these very changes were discussed. So really it was an update to that information. Thank you.

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

I thank the Minister for that answer. I understand, you know, he made a commitment and talked about us in standing committee in 2017, but why wasn't this information given to us saying this was going to happen April 1 st ? We didn't hear anything about it, and I attended a number of the meetings. I may have missed the meeting, so why weren't we informed of this happening? Because, again, it's a Christmas gift. Not one I wanted, but it's a Christmas gift from the Minister. So will he please explain why it took him until after we had the session?

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

A letter was sent to standing committee in August of 2016, indicating that we were thinking about changing these fees that had been in effect for a very long period of time. The changes were proposed in the 2016-2017 business plans, and discussed with committee, and also discussed during the Lands mains estimates in February 2017, in accordance with our established protocols. In July 2017 we informed SCOPP that the consultation period had closed, and that we were proceeding with amending regulations, and that the pre-gazette period was about to start. The period was for 90 days, and ended on October 1 st .

This was the official period when interested stakeholders could make representations to the Minister to change course. On March 17, 2018, I sent an email to all Members providing information on the fee increases. So these increased should not have come as a surprise to the public, or the Members opposite.

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

I thank the Minister for the long answer, and well-detailed, and I appreciate that. I guess I might have missed that email, but again, I guess I love way we say, well, we sent a letter, and that's consulting people. How did we engage the residents of the Northwest Territories who were impacted by this decision? Because NWT Lands has a huge impact on, not only in the small communities that I represent, but their cabins. So how did you engage the people of the Northwest Territories?

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

As I mentioned earlier, there was a consultation period that closed on October 1 st , 2017, and, of course, this matter was before the public. As I mentioned, it was in the media, it was discussed in the House, so people were certainly aware of these changes that were coming. So I think there was sufficient consultation with the public on this issue.

We certainly did hear from Members opposite, and I'm sure Members opposite will recall that we did make amendments to certain of the proposed amendments, in the sense that we lowered from 10 to 5 per cent of the assessed value of certain residential properties, which was a concern of the Members opposite, particularly the Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh .

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I must apologize to the House because maybe I'm not getting my question across properly. I'm not talking about Commissioner's land. We understand that. I actually proposed a 3 per cent reduction. He came back and, you know, he was actually saying it was good at 10 per cent, and then he came back to 5 per cent. You know, I'm still baffled by this, so will the Minister look at this again and actually consult and engage people properly? Not letters, not using the public, and not using us, but getting out there and talking to the people who are impacted by this decision? Thank you, Mr. Speaker

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 283-18(3): Timing of Announcement on and Lease Rates

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

While I may have said that the 10 per cent rate was good, the 5 per cent was even better. We certainly did listen to the Members opposite as they raised concerns. I think there was an extensive period of consultation. As I say, this issue was certainly before the public in the sense that it had been reported in the House and raised many times, quite properly, by the Members opposite, so I think the proper consultation was done and that the changes we have made were and are reasonable. Thank you.

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Question 284-18(3): Cost of Living

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today my questions are for the Minister of Finance . I spoke earlier today in my Member's statement sharing some concerns about the cost of living and, Mr. Speaker, some reports are actually suggesting that the NWT's best years are in fact behind us, and that is concerning. Real GDP will fall by 2.9 per cent this year and is projected to fall by a rate of 1.1 per cent for the next 20 years. The Minister of Finance certainly has to be aware of these figures.

I would like to ask the Minister: what does the Department of Finance make of these projections, and what kind of plan, if there is a plan, does the Minister and the department have to reverse these trends, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our best years are behind us, not the NWT's.

---laughter

I would have to disagree with any report that suggests that the best years are behind us. We are aware of these projections and other scenarios. That is why we were working hard to manage our fiscal resources. As Members of this Assembly may recall, right at the beginning of the 18 th Assembly, we were challenged with a $34 million decrease in our territorial-formula financing, and then, just last year with our corporate taxes, there was a further decrease, so I think we have done well in trying to manage our fiscal resources to ensure that we meet some of these challenges that are coming before us.

We are working on developing a number of opportunities, like commercial fishing and agriculture and the manufacturing sectors, to continue to support economic diversification in the Northwest Territories.

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

I am happy to hear that the Minister has a degree of optimism and a degree of confidence. That is good to hear. We want to hear that from the Minister of Finance . Mr. Speaker, the number of seniors in the NWT is set to triple by the year 2040. This aging population will lead to rapidly increased healthcare costs. I would like to ask the Minister: if our economy is not on the upward trend and continues to show signs of being flat and we cannot seem to find ways to increase our own-sourced revenues through royalties or otherwise, how will the Minister expect to cover these increased costs as a government?

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

We were elected by the people of the Northwest Territories to make decisions, and sometimes hard decisions have to be made. We have to remain optimistic in all that we do, even with challenges before us, because, if they see 19 Members of the Legislative Assembly going around saying, "Oh, woe is me," and head for the border, then that does not send a very good message.

Our opportunity here is to send a message that, as the Member said before, or one of the Members said, "let residents of the Northwest Territories know that we have their backs." I am trying to send that message, and we will do anything we can, with the support of this Assembly, to ensure that we are in a position to continue to invest.

We know we are being challenged with an aging population. A lot of our money comes from the territorial formula financing, and so we have to ensure we continue to work with the federal government to make sure our needs are met. At the same time, I have said before, we want to diversify our economy because we do not want to become a welfare state. We want to be able to generate our own revenue.

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you to the Minister once again. I appreciate that he is sending a positive message. He knows that, on occasion, I try to do that, but I do not put lipstick on the message. I happen to be a realist and, when people write me , constituents write me to tell me that they are leaving the territory because the cost are increasing, are going up and up, and we the government happen to be one of the major impactors of the costs of living in the territory, that is troubling, so I am just trying to get a better understanding of where our future is.

Mr. Speaker, the government set a goal of attracting a couple of thousand people to the NWT in the last Assembly. New reports are indicating that, with the decline in the GDP, out-migration will cause the labour force to shrink. I would like to ask the Minister: is the original plan for population growth still valid and feasible, or do we require a new strategy?

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Some of the early numbers show that our population has actually increased a bit the last couple of years; very small, but it has increased. Yes, there are going to be people who leave. If there are no economic opportunities for them, people will leave and go to where the jobs are, as they should.

Our challenge here is to promote the NWT as a positive place to invest and spend your money, and the rest of it will take care of itself. I do not think we need a strategy to tell us what we already know. I think we just have to ensure that we continue to promote the Northwest Territories as a place to invest and live and prosper. Our ITI Minister and our Premier have been out promoting the Northwest Territories for a number of years, and will continue to do that.

I think, as far as the out-migration goes, if people are going to start making investments in the territories, if it's feasible, then they will come back to the Northwest Territories. So we continue to work on that, and we promote the Northwest Territories as a place to invest. We have world-class resources here, and we have people trying to mine those resources or take advantage of the resources, and we will continue to promote that and have people move back to the Northwest Territories.

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I want to remain confident that the Minister's words are actually something that we can take as being put to action and be hopeful about, because a number of committee members or a number of Members from this side have spent the last few weeks travelling to a number of communities up and down the Northwest Territories, and there is still a lot of concern about out-migration. I am not just talking about the NWT. I am also talking about small communities that lose people to bigger regions and bigger centres in the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, the Minister has stated that we need to use the first two years of this Assembly to get our fiscal house in order, and I appreciate that, and that we could make investments in the latter two years of this Assembly. We only have 16 months left in this term. Is the Minister confident that this government is in a position to make meaningful investments in the remainder of the life of this Assembly? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

It was made clear in the budget we have experienced some unanticipated revenue decline. To the Member's point, though, I am confident. I have to be. If your Finance Minister is not confident in the fiscal future of the Northwest Territories, he may as well fold up his iPad and go home, so I remain confident.

We are challenged. We are in a position, as the Member has said, as I pointed out our declining revenues over the last couple of years, because of the decisions we made in the Legislative Assembly, I think we were able to manage our way through that. Going forward, it was just recently announced a $570 million investment in infrastructure in the Northwest Territories. That is just the federal government's investment.

We have put ourselves in a position where we were able to come up with our 25 cents on the dollar of an initial $142 million, so that gives us $712.5 million just in infrastructure investment, not counting all of the other programs that the federal government has invested in in the Northwest Territories.

Again, government should not be the industry. Government should be promoting industry to invest in the North, not just industry, everyone to invest in the Northwest Territories as a place to work and live, and the rest will take care of itself. I am confident. I have to be, and I think the decisions we have made, as tough as some of them were, I think we will manage to work our way through the challenges that come before us. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 285-18(3): Climate Change Strategic Framework

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Merci, Monsieur le President. My questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure , who also chairs the Cabinet Committee on Energy and Climate Change. In my Member's statement, I noted how Cabinet's approach to meeting our climate change obligations under the Pan-Canadian Framework has little or no hope for success. Can the Minister provide any justification for how the expansion of the Taltson system will lead to the predicted 44 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, when there is no funding for the project and no buyers for that power? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The 227-kilotonne reduction anticipated from the Taltson expansion is the premise of hydro generation and transmission lines to displace any diesel power generation in the Northwest Territories. The Government of the Northwest Territories identified this priority as part of our response to the federal government's Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, along with other energy and transportation priorities.

Some of the work that we plan to do includes defining the potential market, capital costs, transmission line routing, and finalizing a business case that would connect sufficient anchor customers to absorb the green hydro power from the Taltson project. The electricity generated by this project can be used to support future industrial growth and a renewable energy to offset diesel power generation and emissions. We are looking to the federal government to support this preconstruction work going forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

I want to thank the Minister for that. I don't feel that much more confident that that is actually going to result in greenhouse gas reductions. In my Member's statement, I also referred to the fact that the specific target of greenhouse gas reductions for the industrial sector of 17 per cent was removed from the final version of the Climate Change Strategic Framework, no explanation, no rationale provided. I have raised in this House the need for a multi-stakeholder climate change roundtable with Ministerial leadership to secure industry buy-in.

Can the Minister explain why there is no target for industrial greenhouse gas emissions and how we can possibly meet the pan-Canadian framework reductions without such a target?

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

In terms of industrial targets, the specific emission reduction target of 89 kilotonnes for industry is identified in the graphic shown, actually, on page 32 of the Climate Change Strategic Framework. This target for industry is part of the overall 517-kilotonne reduction target for the NWT to be achieved by 2030 through the strategic objectives and actions outlined in the 2030 Energy Strategy.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is working on a Climate Change Strategic Framework Action Plan, which they expect to finalize later this year.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

I would like to thank the Minister for that and the information about how that figure is hidden in a graphic rather than set out clearly in the strategy itself.

I have raised the issue of poor communications around climate change planning and the surprise addition of the specific and large reductions to greenhouse gas emissions attributed to Taltson expansion. We don't even know what the carbon pricing system is going to be, or how that fits into our climate change initiatives either. Can the Minister tell the public and Regular MLAs whether the Energy Strategy and Climate Change Strategic Framework, or some compilation of these documents, has been submitted to the federal government for consideration in meeting our Pan-Canadian Framework obligations on greenhouse gas reductions and what the response has been from the federal government?

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Wally Schumann

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As all Members are well aware, we announced all three of these together. T