Jackie Jacobson

Jackie Jacobson
Nunakput

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 91)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we're really lucky to have IRC that handles the money. But I really think what we should be doing, Mr. Speaker, is giving the communities an opportunity to run their own healing camps, setting up a camp out of the community that we could send our youth and our elders, you know, to get them what services they need and what they're going through. I really think before the next cycle, I guess, of funding that goes through, can the Minister, I guess, commit to talking with IRC chair in regards to providing the community corporations with funding to have their own on...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 91)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just in regards to our mental health issues that we have in the community, can the Minister provide me with an update of activities that the mental health in the Beaufort Delta is providing for will take place in our small communities, including my region in Nunakput; is that there any updates on that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 91)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories make it public, as soon as possible, information on the steps, timeline, and the opportunities for public engagement for the review of the mining fiscal regime. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 91)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories generate greater mining revenues to benefit the future generations. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 91)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories conduct fiscal regime review focused on maximizing government revenue. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 90)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories ensure all backboned internet infrastructure in communities that accommodates open wholesale access to the NWT businesses to collocate internet services and a fair price to NWT businesses. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 90)

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories continue to invest publiclyowned backbone internet infrastructure in the Northwest Territories;

And further, specifically, the Government of the Northwest Territories should prioritize the opportunity to create the fibre redundancy in the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 90)

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories continue to invest in publiclyowned backboned internet infrastructure in the Northwest Territories, and further specifically, the Government of the Northwest Territories should prioritize the opportunity to create fibre redundancy in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, no question, I'm just really happy that we're getting a patients' advocate so people have a place to phone and get assistance and get quicker response times. And I thank the Minister for that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I brought up the health care advocate for the Beaufort Delta in the Inuvik Regional Hospital. Mr. Speaker, I'm asking the Minister of Health, was it put into place, the health care advocate at the Inuvik Regional Hospital? Thank you.