Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Thank you. What alternative supports or funding mechanism are currently available or being considered for students pursuing nontraditional or short-duration programs that lead to essential certification in fields like emergency response and health care? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, further to my colleague's comment on economic development, Mr. Speaker, if we want our youth to contribute to the NWT economy, we need SFA to be proactive. With that in mind, can the Minister provide rationale as to why the student financial assistance regulations allow for programs or courses in the access programs at Aurora College to be considered post-secondary level but exclude bridging, preparatory, or transitional courses or programs which in mind serve the same purpose? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we all know forest fire 2023 affected a lot of NWT residents mentally, emotionally, and financially. When Behchoko was evacuated in 2023, we had residents, both the seniors, families with small children, escaping to Yellowknife with fires both sides of the road. And our elders, depending on the space in the facilities, our elders were sent to various places. Some of them were sent to Sahtu, and a lot of them were sent to Yellowknife. And when that forest fire evacuation happened in Yellowknife, many of our elders got caught up in the system. Some of them...

Mr. Speaker, this is the same questions that I asked Minister of housing, so it still relates to finance, so do I need to --

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, accessing services, especially for elders.

Mr. Speaker, many elders in the Tlicho region continue to face serious barriers in accessing housing programs and services. In my role as MLA for Monfwi, I have sent numerous emails and correspondence to Housing NWT advocating for my constituents, and the response is often the same: Elders are encouraged to contact the North Slave district office here in Yellowknife.

Mr. Speaker, many of our elders face mobility challenges and language barriers. Asking them to navigate automated phone systems or travel long distance...

Thank you, Member from Monfwi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee would like to report on its consideration of Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Family Law Act.

Bill 24 received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 13, 2025, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review.

On June 11, 2025, the committee held a public hearing with the Minister of Justice, and the clause-by-clause review for Bill 24 is scheduled for Monday, October 20th, 2025.

Mr. Speaker, in accordance with Rule 8.3(2) of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, I move, seconded by the honourable...

Okay. She did say she cannot commit. So can I get back on the list so I can ask the Minister of Finance? Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So what is Housing NWT's plans to address the growing waitlist of 140 people in the Tlicho region, and how does it prioritize elders and unhoused people in urgent need of housing? Thank you.

Masi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for Minister of housing. So I want to ask the Minister what specific measure is Housing NWT taking to support elders with language barriers, not just elders, but there's others, vulnerable, with language barriers who struggle to navigate automated phone systems and remote offices? Thank you.