Kieron Testart

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Finally, the organizational review that was completed last year and the future organizational change to the governance structure of NTHSSA, we've already done these reviews. In fact, many of the recommendations -- or recommendations were made the last time that were ignored. So why are we wasting more time and money on reviews and paying an expensive public administrator to do them when we already have the answers, we're just choosing not to implement them? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I listened keenly on the Minister of Health and Social Services' Minister's statement today on the public administrator. It seems to me that the biggest achievement from the last -- or the short tenure of the administrator has been the Dehcho patient journey. Now we're seeing a promised Yellowknife patient journey. My question is, is it going to be one patient journey per region per year? Is it going to be a five-year thing where we get to one at a time? Because we urgently need healthcare reform now, and we can't wait five years for every region to have a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to encourage the Minister to share those statistics that show the improvement. I am sure that will put everyone's mind at ease.

Mr. Speaker, previously when there was a firearms incident in the emergency room, it was brought to my attention that they didn't have a code silver in place at the time. I understand that has since been rectified. But are all the appropriate codes and operational procedures in place now for Stanton Territorial Hospital to the standard that other hospitals enjoy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that pursuant to Rule 9.4(5)(a), the Government of the Northwest Territories table a comprehensive response to this report, including all recommendations, within 120 days or at the earliest opportunity subsequent to the passage of 120 days. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your Standing Committee on Public Accounts is pleased to provide its report on the review of the 2024-2025 Public Accounts and commends it to the House.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Committee Report 38-20(1), Standing Committee on Public Accounts Report on the Review of the 2024-2025 Public Accounts, be deemed read and printed in Hansard in its entirety. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

*ed: Committee Report 38-20(1) can be found here.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

There were questions from the public regarding the use of the Act with schools in the NWT. In particular, there was confusion about whether school property becomes municipal property after hours, and how quickly to call the RCMP for assistance if there were a trespasser on school property. It is the committee's understanding that education bodies are defined as occupiers under Bill 34 to ensure that the legislation will also be applied to both private and public schools. It is important that schools in the NWT understand how the Act will be applied to them, and therefore...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, nurse-to-patient ratios measure the average number of patients assigned to each nurse in our hospitals. When those ratios become too high, workloads become less manageable, compromising the quality of care and even threatening patient safety. High nurse-to-patient ratios not only compromise care, they also take a serious toll on our nurses, creating a cycle that worsens staffing shortages as burnout drives them away. Overwhelmed nurses must decide what patients receive timely care, leading to chronic stress, exhaustion, and a feeling that they cannot...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide sufficient funding in the 2026-2027 Main Estimates and establish ongoing multi-year implementation funding, including capacity funding for Indigenous governments and organizations, to support and sustain participation in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Implementation Act until implementation is fully achieved. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories establish more flexible multi-year financing tools by amending the Financial Administration Act and related policy instruments to enable funding mechanisms suitable for intergenerational conservation commitments and to complete this work in time for it to be reflected in the 2027-2028 Main Estimates. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories examine specific historic harms that have been raised by Indigenous governments and communities, identify those that warrant a formal apology and compensation, take timely actions to deliver those apologies along with appropriate reparations. Thank you, Mr. Chair.