Kieron Testart

It seems like a popular product, and it seems to be flying off the shelves. Can the Minister confirm if the supply notice that was provided, at the Yellowknife store at least, if that is in fact true, that they have no more supply to offer folks in Yellowknife?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, looking at social media recently around the new Cannabis Commission and cannabis sales in the Northwest Territories, I saw an image yesterday posted on the commission's website saying, "Unfortunately, we are sold out. Product will not be available until further notice." I have received some complaints that online orders haven't shipped, and no notices have been provided to residents.

After six days, it seems like we are having issues with the operation of our Cannabis Commission. Can the Minister of Finance provide some clarity on whether or not there is...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report tabled in this House on October 11th of this year outlined grave consequences for the future of our planet if immediate action is not taken to mitigate the increasing global temperatures. This 1.5 degree Celsius increase in temperature is predicted within the next 12 years, and if nothing is done, there will be catastrophic consequences. The cost of inaction is estimated in the same report at $54 trillion by 2040, costs to the global economy.

Mr. Speaker, Northerners know all too well the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Crown corporation is also subject to different rules than the government, as an operating entity. You know, the Minister said famously on Small Business Day, when we pressed him on questions, that the GNWT is not a business; it's up to individual businesses to come forward.

Well, as it relates to MTS, it is a business, and it's in the business of shipping. The longer there is uncertainty around the arm's-length nature of this, the more liability the GNWT potentially brings itself on from the people who feel that the government is unfairly competing in both domestic and...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Risk assessment is under way or is in progress; is that correct? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank my honourable colleagues for starting the work on asking questions around the governance structure.

The deputy spoke to the need to find a self-sustaining model or self-sustaining revenue in the market before the government kind of cuts us loose and stops subsidizing it. I know that, currently, MTS is servicing communities and industrial operations outside of the Northwest Territories. Can the Minister just provide the jurisdictions where MTS is pursuing work? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to speak to our review of Bill 7: Chartered Professional Accountants Act.

Bill 7, sponsored by the Department of Finance, merges the three professional accounting bodies currently operating in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, following the lead of the three related national accounting bodies that merged in 2013. Bill 7 will repeal three existing NWT statutes and replace them with a single, new Chartered Professional Accountants Act. This bill is being coordinated with legislation in Nunavut to allow members...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That's 30 kilos of cannabis in four days or six days. Again, it seems that the demand is quite strong in the Northwest Territories, and we don't know, at this point, if it is an initial rush or if this is a market thing.

Does this new market data give confidence to the Minister that there is a viable market for cannabis in the Northwest Territories, and how does that reflect on our current regulations for private sales? Thank you.

Can the Minister advise the House on what the total cannabis sales or cannabis product sales-to-date are? Can he provide an update?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's Small Business Week. Whether you need auto work done, a veterinarian for your little companion, landscapers, metal working, a building built, area cleared, or road built, Kam Lake is the economic engine of the capital city. With that in mind, our priority in this House must be to foster continued economic growth, remain competitive, and create well-paying jobs for the middle class and everyone working hard to join it.

The GNWT must remain committed to helping northern creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs target, explore, and take advantage of global...