Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. In many of our communities in Tlicho region and the rest of the NWT, landfills are not adequately engineered to protect people or the environment. They lack basic safeguards such as contaminant liners, designated waste zones, and proper leachate management. In some cases, waste is deposited directly on the land just a short distance from creeks, lakes, or wetlands, with no barriers to protect against runoff or groundwater contaminations.

Mr. Speaker, this is not just a technical oversight. This is a public health risk.

Improperly managed dumps attract...

Thank you. Yeah, with the community expanding, we will -- they will definitely need some form of transportation for the students. So that's about it, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Okay, looking at the education project listing for the schools, I don't see Whati school on here on this project. There are other schools in Tlicho region that are on there with some repair. But Whati school was built to accommodate elementary students in the early '80s. Now it's accommodating high school students. Because of that, classes are -- classroom space are limited. And I know that they need more classroom space for young family, once -- for young families that are moving back with the young kids. Because now it's even -- I think we need to focus on doing...

Thank you. Can the Minister explain if financial or technical support is available to communities, especially small and remote communities, to upgrade their landfill infrastructure to include liners? Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Range Lake, that Committee Report 29-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development's Report on Housing as Human Right, be received by the Assembly and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker,

The Standing Committee on Social Development recommends the Government of the Northwest Territories review the Community Housing Support Initiative program to ensure it is reaching its goals and full effectiveness. Specifically, Committee recommends interviewing current and past recipients on the feasibility of supporting housing affordability and adequacy beyond the duration of their contribution agreement in order to evaluate the initiative's long-term impact on housing. It is recommended that the Government of the Northwest Territories publish the results...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member from Range Lake that Committee Report 29-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development's Report on Housing as a Human Right, be received by the Assembly and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge and recognize Darrell Chocolate. He is originally from Gameti. And I've known Darrell for many years when he attended Chief Jimmy Bruneau School in Edzo. So I would like to recognize him. And I would like to recognize and welcome Sonny Blake and Diane Archie was there, and then Cynthia Cardinal in the gallery. Thank you.

Thank you. I wasn't asking for a list; I don't want to know everything. But I just want to know what it is. That's all I asked you. Okay. So that information was good enough, okay.

And then another one too -- yeah, for sports, recreation, and youth for 2026-2027, it's a small capital projects because I know there's a cutback in that area. So what's this 51 represent, capital estimates for 2026-2027?

Okay. I represent four communities, so I would like to get information for all four of them. Thank you.