Frieda Martselos

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am going to go back to those P3s, especially the one with the Stanton Territorial Hospital. In the estimated balance, it has $130,431,000 and an estimated balance in 2022 of $127,129,000, so that could not be on the balance, Madam Chair? I am just wondering because it already goes down less than $3 million, and we know the project is almost $1 billion with the 35 years. We also know in that same P3 that we also have the legacy building next to it that we don't own anymore because we turned it over then to renovate, and that is part of the P3. When we go back to...

Will the Minister commit to including Highway No. 5 in any future contract negotiations for new cell service along highways in the NWT?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does the Minister acknowledge and agree that Highway No. 5 should have continuous cell service installed along its entire 273 kilometres? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I have just got a couple of questions. One of them is, first of all, the Summer Student Employment Program because it comes under human resources and all of this department, so is that going to go back to its original quotas that they had? Last year, they hardly hired anyone. This is the concern that I have.

One of the items on there is the purchase of the franchise for Hay River so that it goes back into NTPC. Right? It comes under the auspices of NTPC. Is it precedent that we are paying for a $16-million purchase for a municipality? I mean, I am just wondering if we are starting to set a precedent here. You are doing this. Northlands Utilities is partly owned by all the Aboriginal groups of the Northwest Territories, and the only reason why they are doing this is because they say the cost of power is going to be less. We all know that is not going to happen. Then Hay River is buying it, and you...

This is just on the principal, and they also have all the maintenance and all of the services that they are taking care of in that building. That is on a separate line, or is that somewhere on your -- that will be in Health and Social Services. Right? Because I was looking at trying to match this with what is in Health and Social Services, and it's very unclear.

Mr. Speaker, will the Minister commit to installing cellular service along Highway No. 5 within the life of the 19th Assembly? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Does the Minister agree that installing cell service along Highway No. 5 will help enhance the highway's safety and help grow the NWT economy?

Mr. Speaker, will the Minister consider a universal flat market rental rate to all seniors who apply for public housing regardless of their income. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The core needs income threshold policy has been in effect for at least 20 years or more. Does the Minister feel that the time has come to eliminate this discriminatory policy and replace this policy with something that suits the needs of seniors in the 21st century?