Robert Hawkins

Recorded vote.

-- through the last one. Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to serve.

Almost a year ago I brought up the Alberta, NWT Alzheimer's Society and the fact that they wanted to connect better with the GNWT, in particular the department of health. And my question is what type of update can the Minister provide? Because I've looked on our website, and I see very little when I search that collaborative relationship that was supposed to exist. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is the Minister able to speak to the structure and the performance of the particular office, whether it's, you know, in place, it's staffed, it's got a budget, etcetera? What can she tell the House? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions will be for the Minister of Health and Social Services because I know she loves my questions, and I'm always here to please.

Mr. Speaker, the Dental Professions Act is a very particular one. I'll try to do some comparisons later in my follow-up questions to the law society. But it falls under the envelope of the department of health, and they set up a professional licensing office, and they have a registrar chief of professional regulations and the position is currently vacant from what I understand. Could the Minister first clarify that is the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, first, I'd like to first say I'd like to recognize all the pages. I had a chance over the lunch hour to say hi to them very quickly and tell them that I started off as a page so don't think that -- you know, it's an inspiring role to come here, and you too, all of you, could become MLAs maybe one day. It's a great opportunity.

So specific, Mr. Speaker, to the Yellowknife Centre riding, I'd like to acknowledge Nicolas McDonald and Jasmine Rosbottom, both students at St. Joe's middle school. Thank you very much for your work. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That sounds promising. So just to clarify the record, who is doing that evaluation, what expertise do they have, and when can we expect it to be done? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can keep this one quite short: We need a platform so people with see the questions are being heard. Because not everything needs to be an Assembly question and problems solved here. Everything could -- you know, so people need to know these questions are being worked on, and that's the platform I'm suggesting. Does the Minister, again, see the opportunity here to in a more transparent way communicate the struggles the department sees, hears, and is working towards solutions? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm always happy to repeat the best question ever.

Mr. Speaker, I said I had a brief conversation with the Minister over lunch hour regarding medical travel, and it got me to thinking during that time a couple hours ago which is, is there a way the department can set up some type of form or way to receive information on challenges individuals have been receiving through -- or going through medical travel in a way that we can help repair or fill some gaps on the system sort of like a -- I don't know how you do it, a flow system in but it's not meant to be a dialogue...

Mr. Speaker, just a few short weeks ago, the city was telling us that the land process and transfer process continues to be bogged down. Mr. Speaker, I know a lot of numbers get confusing, but I am going to say one land's employee, using round numbers, is $150,000. I would hate to think 0.000015 would stand in the way of $10 billion. That's the percentage, Mr. Speaker. So would the Minister take action to ensure the ball isn't dropped, and can the Minister explain what type of action he's going to do and accelerate to ensure this investment opportunity isn't lost in Inuvik and in Yellowknife...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to follow up on some of the comments made by my colleague from Range Lake.

Mr. Speaker, the GNWT has been criticized by being a cumbersome process in the transfer of land by the city of Yellowknife. But not just them. Indigenous governments, businesses, and industry, Mr. Speaker. So my questions are directed to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

What barriers is the Minister prepared to remove or is currently removing to ensure that the GNWT does not stand in the way of the $10 billion northern investment by the national defence? Thank you, Mr. Speaker...