Robert Hawkins

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions will be directed to the Minister responsible for the power corp. Does the Minister acknowledge that the three-and-a-half hour power outage at minus 25 poses a serious risk, an impact on families, public safety, and businesses? And if she does recognize this is a serious issue that has serious impacts, can she be specific as to what she's directing the power corp to do to mitigate these risks and impacts? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When is enough enough? Last night the capital plunged into darkness for three and a half hours at minus 25. In the North, where would you ever deem power a luxury? It's the difference between a safe home and a public health emergency.

Mr. Speaker, when the lights go out at these temperatures, the clock isn't just ticking; it's counting down to a potential catastrophe. Yellowknifers are demanding explanation, reasons, why such failure happened. Mr. Speaker, was it an unforeseeable failure? Was it human error? Or was it just simply the system is buckling because of the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the system is supposed to be uninterruptible and although we know that that's worth what it's worth, that statement, that said it's not meant to be three and a half hours to four hours.

Mr. Speaker, I proposed in my Member's statement today creating a business mitigation and recovery fund that would help businesses who are stung hardly on these initiatives --it affects fried equipment, lost revenue, and insurance nightmares -- with some solutions. Would the Minister be willing to look at those solutions I've proposed? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First I'll acknowledge the group as a whole sitting in the gallery, the NUP delegation of the Yellowknife Community Services Corp. Mr. Speaker, in particular, saving the best for last of course, no offence to the first one, I'd like to recognize Stewart Olden, a friend for a long time. Ann Peters is on the board. Lloyd Henderson who's been a family friend for I'd say a generation. And my favourite constituent, I could spend ten Member's statements just doing the introduction of the gold standard senior Vivian Squires who means so much to me and many people in this...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have another question for the Minister of Health and Social Services, only because I know she felt she didn't get enough --

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when that group is actioned, similar to the law society and if there's an outcome that needs to be scrubbed but pointed to a reference point at least that someone had practice concerns, etcetera, they would highlight that. Does the, again, the professionalism of the dental industry through their professional licensing office publicize in some form or matter that if some type of disciplinary hearings or outcome had been found in their particular case wanting in some way, and is it publicized, and is it accessible to Members such as ourselves? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, if they like that, they'll like this one. Exactly what I'm saying, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, keeping people dependent should have been the title of this budget address. Sadness and despair abound, Mr. Speaker. You know, when I look around, I think to myself if I had written this budget, I would have taken a Doug Ford or a Wab Kinew approach. We'd be talking about how exciting times could be here in the North. We'd be talking about the rollout of the national defence spending that potentially is coming. I know it's not here yet, but we'd be talking about that. As a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at the end of 2022 the Mackenzie gas project's permits quietly expired. In that moment, we could hear across the North's economy an exhale, a collective sigh of grief. I was there in the earliest days, Mr. Speaker. I remember the buzz, how exciting it was. It wasn't just talk about pipelines and gas; it was a talk about prosperity across the North. We were talking about the bedrock of our future. There was hope, and then there wasn't.

In my first term, we were warned that diamonds weren't forever, and we knew nonrenewable resources had a shelf life. Well...

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-- 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.