Kieron Testart

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am going to return to the Minister responsible for the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission. He just mentioned that he has asked the WSCC to speed up legislative development to bring forward the coverage, increased coverage for first responders. So what does that mean? Speed up from what? We need some timelines here. Saying in the fullness of time or saying by the end of the term, that's not reliable. I am looking for clear commitments. We need them now, especially because we've just lost nine months. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question was, the Minister has publicly said he supports the bill. Will he bring forward the same coverage that was in that bill? That's what support means. That's what firefighters and first responders are respecting -- or are expecting. So will the Minister make that commitment today? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize a page from Range Lake, Isaac Strader, who was with us for the marathon day yesterday. He's also great with a fidget spinner. Thank you so much for all the work you do, helping support your democracy and being a young leader in your community.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Minister -- can the Minister commit to have a legislative proposal in place by the May-June session for the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight to review? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Nine months of exhaustive review, study, conversations, meetings, so a lot of work has been done on this already. When will the Minister bring forward the same or better coverage for first responders? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister responsible for the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission has said many times that he supported Bill 29 and what Bill 29 proposed to do, not just the principle of it but the actual clauses which would have expanded coverage for first responders. Can the Minister confirm that he will bring forward a bill that includes the same coverage for first responders that were included in Bill 29? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was going to give a different statement but given your ruling, which I support 100 percent, I just wanted to comment on some of the processes we use in our Assembly to move issues forward that are important to our constituencies.

I have moved two Private Member's bills forward in my time in this Assembly, and in both cases I shared the principles of those bills with Members of the government. I shared it with my colleagues as well, and I tried to work as collaboratively as possible. For the most recent decision -- or the most recent legislative initiative, both debates...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this would have been done today if things had gone differently. Anyway, Mr. Speaker, we need a commitment. If he can't do May-June, can he do the fall sitting? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was quite taken with the Premier's comments about land access, amongst other things. Yellowknife is the best place to live on earth. And speaking to that, we need to grow Yellowknife. So I'd like to know from the Minister of Environment and Climate Change -- we often talk about this, memorandum of agreement with the City of Yellowknife on land tenure issues. So I'd like to ask the Minister today, because we've never delved into it, how does the MO -- how much shorter will timelines be because of this MOA? How does the MOA shorten timelines for land tenure applications...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the -- Jordan's Principle funding shortfalls -- like, if the federal government's programs don't work for the North, because we're not sure that they will yet, will this new $30 million that's been committed -- will some of that be able to support the gap left behind by the Jordan's Principle shortfall? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.