Herbert Nakimayak

Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with new money rolling in from Canadian Heritage to revitalize, preserve, and enhance official Indigenous languages, this funding is imperative to the survival of our languages and culture that have been undergoing a pattern of decline. It is my hope that the Northwest Territories will have a success story about the language revival and become an example for the rest of the country to follow.

Mr. Speaker, one of the reasons why linguistic heritage is often in danger of extinguishment is because of colonialism and the treatment of non-dominant languages and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to highlight an exciting event that is taking place here in Yellowknife on April 24th to 26th. Mr. Speaker, the Arctic Council will hold its Sustainable Development Working Group in town conducting workshops on Environmental Impact Assessment and public participation in the Arctic. Mr. Speaker, this will be the third environmental impact assessment workshop following the first in Alaska themed "Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous People within the Environmental Impact Assessment" and the second one in Finland themed "Nordic Possibilities...

Nothing further. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Earlier on during this sitting, I mentioned about the lack of signage on the Inuvik ITH and I'm just wondering what the department is doing to mitigate that issue. I know there's a lot of bad weather this winter and a lot of blizzards and it's causing some vehicles to be stuck and things like that.

More importantly, the roadside turnouts, if the Minister can talk about that and what time those are going to be installed on the ITH? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Like my colleagues, I would like to recognize International Women's Day. Mr. Speaker, this year "Press for Progress" is calling on each of us to recognize that, when it comes to women's equality and women's rights, we have still got a long way to go, and we have got to keep pushing.

With that in mind, Mr. Speaker, today is the perfect day to discuss the motion on women's representation in government, moved by the Member from Yellowknife Centre.

For now, though, I would like to highlight just a few of the Nunakput women who have "pressed for progress" and made their mark...

Yes, one more thing. I know we did a celebration for the opening ceremonies in November, November 15th, and there is something scheduled, I believe, in July. I am just wondering if there are any funds in this budget to help with the costs of the celebrations of the ITH in July. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wonder if this is the page to ask about roadside turnouts on the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway on highway operations.

Just one more on maintenance here. I see the decrease to $11,359,000. There are a lot of units in the territory that have mould in them, whether it is in their crawlspace or the entrances. I am just wondering if this is going to affect or increase the amount of mouldy units that the Housing Corporation owns. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, the action plan's objectives include creating a supportive environment to protect the mental wellness of children and youth and improving mental wellness programs and services through locally relevant data and perspectives. Mr. Speaker, how will the future of the territorial suicide and crisis support network reflect the need for community-based programming like Project CREATeS or the GNWT sharing circles?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier on I spoke about partnerships on suicide prevention, and my questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Mr. Speaker, a patient's ability to control their privacy during their engagement with the healthcare system is critical to their treatment and ongoing healing and wellness. The Action Plan on Child and Youth Mental Wellness commits the department to developing standards of practice for children and youth privacy. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell us a bit more about this work? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.