Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is for the Health and Social Services Minister. Upon her visit to the Beaufort-Delta in the early new year, if she’d be kind enough to come to my constituents of Tuk and say hi.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this question is for the honourable Minister of Justice. Yesterday I asked a question with regard to the timeline of the RCMP in the community of Sachs Harbour. Can the Minister give me a day or date that they’ll have the officers on the ground in the community, because we’re policing ourselves in that community? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank my colleague Mr. Bromley for bringing up the hosting of the Wind Energy Conference in my community of Tuktoyaktuk. There’s over 100 delegates across the Northwest Territories and the northern remote jurisdictions, such as Alaska, Yukon, Newfoundland and Nunavut. It’s particularly exciting that the conference is being held in Tuktoyaktuk, the windiest region in the territory, and the region, I believe, that offers the most immediate opportunity for the use of wind energy.

Mr. Speaker, this conference provides an important opportunity for the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If the Minister would get me a copy of that so I could forward it to my people in Sachs Harbour. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the question that I have is for the Minister of Justice for the community of Sachs Harbour. Can I have an update on the timeline of the arrival of the RCMP in the community? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister fill me in: Is the federal government behind this process of the RCMP, sir?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this has been a very difficult month for the people of Nunakput. It is with great sadness that I inform the Assembly of the loss of three very respected elders: Mrs. Sarah Kuptana from Sachs Harbour, Mrs. Alice Carpenter from Tuktoyaktuk, and Mr. Bobby Gruben also from Tuk. All of them will be greatly missed. Bobby Gruben is well known across the North as an ambassador for the people of Tuk. The whole community looked up to him. He was always there to lend a helping hand and give me advice, for which I am grateful.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer my...

Mr. Speaker, I’d just like to highlight my Member’s statement with regard to my housing issues and I’d like a commitment from my Premier regarding the black mould issues in my riding, to making sure the local housing authorities will deal with the problem, and the safety of my elders in their units, as well.

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Mr. Speaker, while I was on my campaign trail in regards to my people in Nunavut, people in such as Paulatuk having to deal with black mould, elders dealing with not being able to open doors in their units in the winter months and that's a safety issue for myself. I'd like to see if we could make a change with making sure our elders are given two cheques a month instead of the one. Because of their shortfall every month, there's a week with having nothing in their fridge, in their cupboards.

Also, for my youth, making sure, us being the furthest in the territory to come down to Yellowknife...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS this Legislative Assembly is required to appoint Members to the Board of Management in accordance with subsection 36(3) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act;

AND WHEREAS appointments to the Board of Management are required to be made during the First Session of each Legislature;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that the following Members be appointed to the Board of Management of this Assembly:

Hon. Paul Delorey, Member for Hay River North

Mr. Tom Beaulieu, Member for Tu Nedhe

Mr. Robert McLeod, Member for Inuvik...