Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to announce that I survived the last four years of the 19th Assembly. Mind you, it wasn't without its socalled battle wounds and paper cuts. It was a pleasure to serve with my colleagues on both sides of the floor, especially as history was made with the majority of women in the 19th Assembly; the first in the Northwest Territories and Canada.

Mr. Speaker, my time here has been a learning curve when dealing with legislation but well worth the lessons. Mind you, I've been in leadership roles for quite a number of years, so my past experience has...

Mahsi. MLA YK North.

Mahsi, MLA Great Slave. I will now open the floor to general comments on Bill 80. MLA for Twin Lakes.

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Mahsi. MLA for YK North.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Professions Statutes Amendment Act. I will ask the sponsoring Member of the bill to provide opening remarks. MLA for Kam Lake.

Mahsi. To the motion. MLA Monfwi.

Mahsi. Committee, we will defer the bill number and the title until after consideration of the clauses. Please turn to page 3 of the bill.

Clause 1, does the committee agree? Member for YK North.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I think the Minister's really missing my point on this whole my Member's statement alluded to the Rapid Housing programs and the fact that the Housing NT Minister and staff didn't do enough to ensure that every community was going to get some units, because I'm saying everybody's been crying for housing, especially in the Beaufort Delta where there's really hard to get at the communities of like Sachs Harbour, Paulatuk, and Ulukhaktok. And these were 100 percent dollars for homes that could have been given to people. And I ask housing, you know, why were they not aware of...

Member for Frame Lake, we can't entertain any questions while the motion is on the floor. To the motion. MLA Frame Lake.