Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Will the Minister provide me an update on the capital available to that facility. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to recognize translator Lillian Elias. It was always cheerful to see her smiley face in the last couple Assemblies. She will be greatly missed. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I got nothing further. Thanks for the opening of the facility targets there, Minister. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thanks to the Minister. I look forward to that information, and I'll go from there. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Capital-related facilities, such as what's on this page here, sport, recreation and youth, are part of the recreational facility in Fort Good Hope at the arena. And can the Minister explain if there's any discussions going on with the finished portion of the facility to bring it back into operation? I know there's some integral question to the structure and so on, but I also understand some work has been done and some planning has been done. So I just want a status update and if this is going to be a portion of the capital for that project, as part of this capital. Thank...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the week prior, I participated in the Mackenzie Valley Highway promotional reception in Ottawa which was sponsored by the Department of Infrastructure and the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated. The event was well attended by our Premier, Cabinet, Members of the Council of Leaders, Western Arctic MP Minister Alty, federal Ministers, and designated staff and other distinguished guests. The event was well attended and distinguished by its unique focus on infrastructure needs. The federal government's directive on critical minerals and the advancement of nation...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll just add one more complementary suggestion to the Minister and staff here, is we know that we're having -- along with the private sector, we know that we're having labour shortage, okay. And we are going to need trades to build these units at the construction centre in Fort Good Hope to be code compliant. So it really opens the door for, as I said earlier, a multi-department approach to stand behind that emerging industry. How much are we going to offset the wages from the department of ECE? And have we got a land tenure arrangement with the department of lands to...

Thank you, Madam Chair. My first question is I recall a housing needs assessment survey that was underway, and I'm just wondering if the Minister could explain if it's over with, if it's done, what's the status of that survey. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. We often here about major projects that are nation building and shovel ready. What is more shovel ready than having two existing permits for the Mackenzie Valley Highway phase one?

Mr. Speaker, in closing, waiting is not an option anymore. We have the resources, we have the regulatory framework, we have the willingness partnerships. We must design a financial model that reflects our current fiscal and solutions. This is coming. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have been hearing a lot on slowing in our mining activities in the Northwest Territories and, more importantly, the economy and the urgency for a response from our government. Having knowledge, there is a huge potential in the mineral sector. As our esteemed Member from Inuvik Boot Lake had said many times, we are resource rich and cash poor. We have -- we must enhance by moving rapidly, supply our process to attract investment responsibly. To do this, Mr. Speaker, the North needs infrastructure and affordable access to our valuable resources...