Ronald Bonnetrouge

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 committee agree? Minister of Health and Social Services. Pardon?

My apologies, committee. Does the sponsor wish to bring in witnesses?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are related to my Member's statement on housing and are for the housing minister.

Housing NT did not notify communities, nor residents, of the Rapid Housing Initiative Program despite the cries for help from all communities dealing with severe housing shortages. Can the Minister apprise this House, and the residents of the Northwest Territories, as to why Housing NT were not involved in the rollout of the Rapid Housing initiative in the NWT? Mahsi.

Mahsi. To the motion. MLA Kam Lake.

Mahsi, MLA for Tu NedheWiilideh. Are there any other general comments? Seeing none.

Is the committee agreed that there are no further general comments?

The motion is in order. To the motion. Minister responsible for Health and Social Services.

The MLA for Frame Lake.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday during debate during the Committee of the Whole, I expressed many concerns that I had with the process to getting where we are with this bill today. And a lot had to do with the lack of meaningful consultation that our Premier, our Cabinet, the Executive and Indigenous Affairs, did not attend many assemblies to present this to every First Nation group in the Northwest Territories and many times many of them were at the Dene Nation Assemblies. This government has never showed up to any assemblies whatsoever in the Northwest Territories with Indigenous...

Mahsi. MLA Great Slave.

Mahsi, MLA Hay River South. Are there any MLA for Thebacha.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 80, Dental Hygienists Profession Statutes Amendment Act?