Caitlin Cleveland

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, the answer is yes, we have increased the funding through our film program substantially, and so we require an additional staff member in order to process those applications and ensure that we are making solid investments with public dollars. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So we have our regional superintendents, and so the regional offices that support each region are -- those positions are found there. Within this division specifically, it's a regulatory division, and so the staff of this division end up serving the entire Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I will begin my statement today in Dene Suline.

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Mr. Speaker, Indigenous languages in the Northwest Territories are at a critical point. NThe 2025 Community Survey shows declining numbers of speakers in every region of this territory. This trend is real, and it is concerning. But it also strengthens our determination. Indigenous governments, elders, community organizations, schools, and language workers are leading the way, and the GNWT is committed to walking alongside them. This is also work we are legally and morally obliged...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we all have things that keep us up at night, and this is one of mine.

Mr. Chair, we are at an exciting crossroads as far as the Northwest Territories is concerned. We are definitely at a -- as the Member reflected on earlier, a different -- seeing diamond mines close at a different pace than what we had anticipated. We are also acknowledging that we need to maintain that workforce of northern workers in order to be able to capture the opportunity that we see coming toward us. And so that is making sure that people have employment to go straight into so...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, the NWT has a diverse economy. We don't have a diverse GDP. So we have businesses that are involved in arts. We have businesses that are involved in tourism, construction, retail, too much public administration if I may say so. But we certainly are doing a lot of things to do with making sure that we're working to diversify our GDP, which is where I think the difference really needs to be noted there. So, you know, making sure that we're building on our strengths, that we are noting where we're seeing major multiplier impacts in the territory. So...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, that will be done in March. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recognizing that we're certainly in a shifting geopolitical world that's really -- you know, it's reshaping everything from our diamond mines to our critical mineral opportunities and also the opportunities with Arctic security and sovereignty investments that sit in front of us, we need to make sure that we're working with the federal government in this as well. And so when the Member asks for, you know, specifics on timing, I want to ensure that, first and foremost, we're putting together something that is a quality document rather than working...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So the intern position was an example that I used. And so the remote work policy is a Department of Finance policy that as long as people can can do their jobs from their home community, so, for example, if it's a frontline position in a clinic or something, then it doesn't work for remote work, but the intern position was simply the example that I used in addition to -- yeah, and I will stop there. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to move item 4 up in the orders of the day. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. And, Mr. Chair, very happy to chat about these type of metrics which definitely expand over both departments.

So within the Giant Mine remediation project, I want to first acknowledge what the Member is talking about here which is that the employment numbers are lower than expected but the procurement numbers are looking good. So what we are seeing is that a lot of our northern employers are having to source additional staff and additional resources from outside of the NWT. This is something that I've had the opportunity to have conversations with different...