George Nerysoo

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Missing Persons Act for the Northwest Territories has just been recently legislated into law. This act gives all parties involved tools to retrieve evidence that will help finding missing persons within the Northwest Territories. This Act is welcomed by families throughout the NWT who are grieving for their loved ones who have gone missing and would like to bring closure for their own well-being.

Mr. Speaker, with the collaboration between the authorities and the families of the missing person, communication is very important to keep the dialogue open. Well, Mr...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are to the Minister of Justice surrounding my Member's statement.

The Missing Persons Act is supposed to improve dialogue between the authorities and the families of these missing persons. I don't understand at this time and age how discrimination-like behaviour can be allowed to take place. Is your department aware of the incident between the RCMP member from Fort Smith and Ms. Kalinek and if so, what's being done to rectify the situation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Welcome back to the staff, interpreters, and all my colleagues in the Legislative Assembly. Today, I would like to start the session off on a positive note. It is evident that we do have a lot of residents throughout the Northwest Territories who have the potential to succeed in their career paths, whether they are from Yellowknife, one of the regional centres, or one of the smaller communities.

Mr. Speaker, one success story of an Indigenous woman from the small community of Tsiigehtchic has made her dream come true. Her real intentions were to get a ticket to work on...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to recognize Julie Thrasher who is a friend and a supporter from the people of the Mackenzie Delta region. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on May 28th, 2025, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review.

On October 20th, 2025, the standing committee held a public hearing with the Minister of Justice and completed its cause-by-cause review of the bill.

I thank the committee for their efforts in reviewing this legislation. Individual Members may have additional comments. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions will be directed to MACA, Minister of MACA. Can the Minister inform this House as to how many of our schools within the NWT have backup generators to serve as muster points within our smaller communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Children's Law Act, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on March 13th, 2025, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review. On October 20th, 2025, the standing committee held a public hearing with the Minister of Justice and completed its cause-by-cause review of the bill.

I thank the committee for their efforts in reviewing its legislation. Individual Members may have additional comments. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to bring forward an emergency measure that I feel requires immediate attention. In smaller communities throughout the Northwest Territories, when the community residents are faced with unexpected emergencies, the uncertainty of how long the problem will last puts a strain on the whole community.

On Friday, October 17th, the power in Fort McPherson unexpectedly went out around 10 o'clock am and was not restored until 2 o'clock p.m. The power outage shut the whole community down. Also, there was no communication between NTPC personnel and anyone from the...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Committee Report 28-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development Report on a Review of Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act, be received and adopted by the Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Member from Mackenzie Delta. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your Standing Committee on Social Development is pleased to provide its Report on Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act, and commends this report to the House.

Report on Bill 27, An Act to Amend The Protection Against Family Violence Act:

The Protection Against Family Violence Act has been in place in the Northwest Territories since 2005, offering emergency and long-term legal measures to support individuals experiencing family violence. These protections go beyond what is available under the federal Criminal Code. The Act outlines what...