Katrina Nokleby

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister of the department comment on how the climate workers, I guess for lack of a better word sorry, brain dead how their work interacts with the other departments and how they are working to help, like, inform; they've got the expertise in your department, and I know that needs to be interconnected to others, such as at Infrastructure where maybe they only have one of those types of employees. So yes, how can they can the Minister speak a little bit to that interaction and how they help and if they need more resources in order to help inform other...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I would like to say that I was on the site long before all the signs went up and the fencing. It just looked really neat. So we wandered off the highway.

And I guess my final question on that, then, is, you know, are we on the hook, then, as the GNWT for that in the meantime? Is there and I know again I'm probably just reiterating Mr. O'Reilly, but I maybe was not always listening to the answer. So, you know, are we able to recoup that at some point? Thank you. I'll just ask again.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think I'm a bit of a nerd from my time at Giant Mine which is why I'm curious to know what's being explored for Ptarmigan and do urge the department and the Minister to chat with the Giant Mine folks about their issues in spreading dust suppressant throughout the windy conditions of the Northwest Territories. And I see a nod. So I'll just take that as a comment.

I guess my question is around again, with Ptarmigan, and I appreciate my colleague raising it. With the land use permit work being done underway, is it and while we're still negotiating within the accepted...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I also want to reiterate support for some of the grants or the contribution funding here. I'd also like to see increases over time with some of the ontheland work and the Take a Kid Trapping, et cetera, et cetera. So more of a comment that I just would like to also see some increases there. So thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, will the Minister finally admit that we are in a mental health crisis here in the Northwest Territories after two years of this pandemic? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. That's concerning, but I'll move on. Besides telephone Help Lines, what specific supports are provided to families and guardians to help them recognize the signs or symptoms of a mental health emergency in their children long before it gets to the point of suicide? Where do parents go for help when they find themselves in this situation? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, on Feb 7th the CBC reported that Alberta psychiatrists are raising the alarm that the ongoing mental health crisis amongst children and youth has evolved into a fullblown mental health emergency. These experts are calling on the provincial government to provide a significant increase in funding for additional child and youth mental healthcare services, as COVID19 mandates, including isolation requirements, have exacerbated an already precarious situation.

Alberta Children's Hospital has seen a 200 percent increase in mental healthrelated emergency room...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And Mr. Chair, does the department anticipate that that maybe needs to change or evolve, or do they see that as working going forward? I guess sometimes I get a little bit concerned that there's a lot of whereas that we do want to breakdown the silos but there's a lot of times where, like, I hear, like, that ADMs or the deputy ministers are having all these committees and then it makes me wonder if they're just having a lot of committee meetings and, you know, like maybe they're being overwhelmed in that and maybe the right people aren't. So I guess I'm just curious to...

I just want to say I appreciate the Minister and deputy minister's patience, as you can understand that from this side we definitely want you to be asking for that money to be paid for by the federal government regardless, you know, if we do end up doing the remediation work ourselves. Some of it seems like it's their stalling that has let the mine to get to that state for so long. So I feel like we should hold them accountable. And again, just a comment. So thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Without incriminating myself, I may have had a time or an opportunity; I've looked around the Ptarmigan Mine despite some "no trespassing" signs there. So I'm just curious to know if we're verging on to somewhat of an emergent situation at Ptarmigan? I know that there are issues with a head frame and probably likely stability and such of some of the buildings. I'm not sure if there's an open raise or shaft there. I see my colleague nodding his head yes. So what point would we get to where it becomes a hazard to the point where we have to do something ahead of that...