Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories review and amend the Northwest Territories' Residential Tenancies Act to include a proportionality framework that considers reasonable alternatives and ensures that evictions are used as a last resort only in serious situations such as those where criminal activities are present. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories revise the community housing plan policy to include capacity-building supports tailored to community needs;

And further, this should include additional human, financial, and technical resources to support implementation of housing plans. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories develop policies that improve coordination between Housing Northwest Territories and other Government of the Northwest Territories' departments to remove barriers to housing development;

And further, that this includes urgently increasing the supply of land suitable for residential construction, simplifying land use planning and approval processes, and embedding climate adaptation into land development strategies. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories create an Office of the Territorial Housing Advocate and appoint a territorial housing advocate;

And further, the territorial housing advocate and its office should operate as an independent non-partisan entity modeled after the federal housing advocate;

And further, its objective should be to advance meaningful action to address inadequate housing and homelessness in the Northwest Territories;

And furthermore, the office should be created within the 20th Legislative Assembly;

And furthermore, an...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories transition all current housing rating systems to a rights-based approach, focusing on ensuring fair and equitable access to housing for all, particularly those in greatest need;

And further, this should involve prioritizing vulnerable groups, promoting non-discrimination, and empowering tenants in the housing process. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories develop and implement a territorial trades strategy for housing-related trades that offers training and certification programs for local residents and builds long-term capacity;

And further, this program should establish an agency of tradespeople to ensure access to services across the territory and should subsidize contractors travelling to remote communities. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories formally and officially recognize housing as a human right; and further, specifically the Standing Committee on Social Development recommends the Government of the Northwest Territories urgently create new legislation that recognizes the right to adequate housing as it is articulated in international human rights law in the United Nations Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People; and further, this...

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide more transparency surrounding the specific age and condition of housing units allowable under the Homeownership Initiative Policy;

And further, publicly publish the age of public housing units that have been deemed eligible for the Homeownership Initiative Program. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories the current housing policy environment to identify and implement new or expanded incentives that support the development of affordable market housing. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the Health Status Chartbook, the latest statistics related to cancer are from 2020. Does the department have updated statistics that can be shared? Thank you.