Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It gives me pleasure to recognize the services of our page and our translation ladies in the back and Jonas Lafferty as well. Enjoy the weekend. Mahsi, and thanks for your services.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks for the reply to that. I feel encouraged that the continued support is there. When I visit small communities, yes, the cost of living is high, cost of groceries is high, and when we hear comments and announcements made that the food program is getting another $45,000, you should see the overwhelming smiles on the parents and teachers. So it's really encouraging to keep motivated to help our communities when you see those smiling faces. Thank you. That's more of a comment there, Mr. Chair. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My comment's on the creation of this envoy position but actually I gave it some thought there after I seen the article and read about it, and very similar through experiences, I thought it was a very good choice of actions to staff the unstaffed strategies this government depends quite a bit on our federal counterparts for resources and supports, and what better engagement is to have a one on one with our federal counterpart. Some things are best said in person, some things are best demonstrated through PowerPoint presentations, and I think there's a lot of merit to this...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the critical work of food banks Canada in addressing food insecurity across our northern communities.

In December 2024, Food Banks Canada held an important presentation and information sessions in Yellowknife. These sessions highlighted the alarming reality that first insecurity in our territories jumped from 26 percent to 36 percent between 2021 and 2022. With the Northwest Territories having the second highest rate among the territories at 26.4 percent, these information sessions served as a catalyst for bringing much needed...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister explain a little bit more about the school of community governments. How is that -- is it a department or a division of the organization? If so, how many people work there, and what are the duties of this group?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I want to thank the Minister and staff for that reply. And it's a -- I'm going to say a multi-year approach, affordable access to Fort Good Hope for materials and fittings and mechanical items, and then, you know, in preparation for financing those supports is, in my view, a two year. So I understand this budget is for this year, but I'm glad to hear that there's talks in preparation because we got to annually supply and have talks because it's only a winter road season accessible to Fort Good Hope. But all in all, thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to the Minister and...

Mahsi. Thank you.

Thank you. So it's Northern Pathways that is supporting the Fort Good Hope shelter, yes or no? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is on the emergency shelters. Can the Minister confirm if this activity is in support, or is there a contribution agreement between this program and the Fort Good Hope shelter? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thanks very much to my colleagues that provided comments. It's very encouraging to sit in this room designed by the sharing of the circle. Look around us. When I got the orientation in 2015, this was pointed out to me, this circle, the healing circle.

We have issues. We have problems at the community level, many, many. I heard disturbing news from my home community just the other day, Mr. Speaker, as a result of what could be the drug issues and the addictions created by the product. It's very disturbing, Mr. Speaker. And this is about the current problems we have...