Debates of October 20, 2025 (day 65)

October

2025

Session

20th Assembly, 1st Session

Day

Speaker

Shane Thompson

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Members Present

Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Jay MacDonald, Hon. Vince McKay, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Mr. Nerysoo, Ms. Reid, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Mrs. Yakeleya

Assembly Members

Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Monfwi

Sheryl Yakeleya

Dehcho

Topics

Bill 26: An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, Carried

Bill 32: An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, No. 2., Deemed Read

Committee Motion 79-20(1): Deferral Motion – Tabled Document 386-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2024-2025 – Deferral of Estimates

Committee Motion 80-20(1): Deferral Motion – Tabled Document 387-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2024-2025 – Deferral of Estimates

Member’s Statement 722-20(1): Support for Wildfire Evacuees

Member’s Statement 723-20(1): Expansion of the Yellowknife International Airport

Member’s Statement 724-20(1): Arctic Security Economic Corridor

Member’s Statement 725-20(1): Access to Primary Healthcare

Member’s Statement 726-20(1): 2025 Wildfire Evacuation of Fort Providence

Member’s Statement 727-20(1): Northwest Territories Healthcare Excellence Canada’s Cultural Safety Design Collaborative Team Report: “Honouring the Voices of Indigenous Peoples – Actions for Change in the Northwest Territories Health Care Sys...

Member’s Statement 728-20(1): Income Support Programs

Member’s Statement 729-20(1): Early Dyslexia Screening

Member’s Statement 730-20(1): Celebration of Life of Reginald Bellefontaine

Member’s Statement 731-20(1): Arctic Winter Games Funding

Minister’s Statement 148-20(1): 2025 Wildfire Season

Minister’s Statement 149-20(1): Update on Emergency Management Activities

Minister’s Statement 150-20(1): Model of Care in Small community Health Centres

Question 793-20(1): Yellowknife Primary Care Clinic Lab Testing Capacity

Question 794-20(1): Strategic Infrastructure Investment at Yellowknife Airport

Question 795-20(1): Improving Access to Primary Care

Question 796-20(1): Northwest Territories Healthcare Excellence Canada’s Cultural Safety Design Collaborative Team Report: “Honouring the Voices of Indigenous Peoples – Actions for Change in the Northwest Territories Health Care System”

Question 797-20(1): Impacts of Wildfire on Tlicho Communities

Question 798-20(1): Wildfire Response Assessments

Question 799-20(1): Sport Funding in the Northwest Territories

Question 800-20(1): Early Literacy Screening

Question 801-20(1): Healthcare Sample Analysis Local Capacity

Question 802-20(1): Regulation of Paramedics

Question 803-20(1): Wildlife Management Strategy

Question 804-20(1): Supports for Community Health Nurse

Question 805-20(1): Wildfire Preparedness and Emergency Management

Question 806-20(1): Wildfire Management Strategy

Question 807-20(1): Arctic Economic Security Corridor

Tabled Document 394-20(1): Northwest Territories Species at Risk Committee Annual Report 2024-2025

Tabled Document 395-20(1): Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Northwest Territories and Nunavut Annual Report 2024

Statements

Bill 32: An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, No. 2., Deemed Read

Caroline Wawzonek

Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 32, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, No. 2, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.