Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Madam Chair. If there's any lessons to be learned from that is: you don't amalgamate departments quickly and think you're going to save a bunch of money. Yes. That's kind of what I was saying in the last Assembly. Okay, been confirmed. Thanks, Madam Chair.

I want to thank the Government House Leader for that answer. Maybe we will get a couple of bills. However, I spoke about how this is supposed to be the Legislative Assembly, not a debating club. Can the Government House Leader tell us when any significant legislation is going to be introduced to put our committees to work?

Thanks, Madam Chair. I'm trying to understand what an amalgamation inaccuracy is. Can I get an explanation of that? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. We are now about a third of the way through our term. I am increasingly concerned with lack of substantive legislation from Cabinet. To date, there have been a total of 24 bills, almost half of which were appropriations. This is not quite as bad as the last Cabinet as they had only introduced a total of six non-appropriation bills at this point. The bills from this Cabinet, outside of appropriations, deal with pithy matters, including:

a monumental effort, with some of the most convoluted wording I have ever seen, to change the Public Highway Act to absolve GNWT of...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Am I in the right section, then? No? All right. That's all I've got. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Those are pretty good briefing notes, if the Minister ever wants to share them. I think she answered the first two areas. What about purchased services? Is there some reason for the decline there between 2020-2021 and what is forecast for next year? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I might have to ask the EIA Minister about it at some point, but that is all I've got. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Madam Chair, that was one of my questions. I guess I snuck a couple in. Has this issue been raised at federal-provincial-territorial tables with the federal government? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That is great to hear. Has the federal government paid any other jurisdictions with regard to Metis Health Benefits? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to table the following letter from the Midwives Association of the Northwest Territories, dated February 24, 2021, to the Minister of Health and Social Services regarding increased funding for midwifery services in the 2021-2022 budget. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.