Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for his answer. When he talks about this 20 per cent for solar energy, is that just the cap for solar energy or is it for geothermal, wind, hydro or whatever the community is able to generate electricity? So could the Minister please explain that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, during the presentation this week we heard from the Power Corporation and Colville Lake was promoted as, you know, a good model out there and we're leading the world at it.

So, Mr. Speaker, is the corporation willing to work with the smaller communities to increase this so that -- or come up with the strategies that they can increase this strategy?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to this Assembly that the Standing Committee on Social Development has reviewed Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Vital Statistics Act and wish to report that Bill 5 is ready for consideration in the Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer. Reality is reality, and I understand that. However, it seems that, when we were a hospital, the reality was we'll build a health centre and we're going to run it 24 hours. Now we're just going to rebuild you a new hospital and it isn't going to happen now. It has to compete because of land issues. I understand that, but the biggest problem is for the community. They're looking for a new health centre, the residents. I guess I'm hoping that it will be brought in here.

To move on from this topic is the Sambaa K’e Health Centre. My...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I sort of, kind of thank the Minister for her answer. If it's a yes in my riding that would be great; however, I'd like to actually see maybe five four-plexes in there and look at that for a pilot project. So it's just in different areas of the territory, so if it's a designated community, hamlet, town, village, across the territory. Even some of them may be communities of Inuvik maybe we could look at, you know.

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So we could look at that. So --

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that answer. I guess I'm a little bit confused with the process, because there's a Phase 1 and a Phase 2. From what I've been told they're looking for land and they found the land. Now they're looking at coming up with a diagram or a project for this facility or the creation of it, so I'm trying to understand where that is part of the capital plan process. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will have some questions for the Minister of Housing. Last week I spoke about the nine-plex and the seniors’ complex that the Housing Corporation and the Health Department worked together to build, a nice facility. Will the Minister please advise the House if the Housing Corporation is looking at developing a four-unit complex for smaller communities to help ensure elders stay in their home communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister for that answer and I'm hoping that these units will actually stay more than the 20 years that I have been advised with the challenges out there with modular homes, and I'm looking forward to a Northerner bringing these facilities into the community. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I thank the Minister for her answer, but we need leadership, that's what we're looking for, and we need the department to show the leadership then the five partners will follow in stride with it. Physical literacy is important. It's just not sports, it's just not recreation, it's about wellness we're looking for. I realize older adults and seniors cross over other departments. Can the Minister advise the House if there's a committee, Ministers, or departmental staff that work together to help provide older adults with programs to help improve their lives?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think I sort of kind of heard an answer, maybe I didn't. If my understanding is correct, and this is kind of a yes or no answer, it is just the bottom line. We look at it, if you provide these requirements, it is the bottom line. Whatever is the cheapest is what the corporation actually purchases. Thank you, Mr. Chair.