Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories review and ensure that Housing Northwest Territories' policies are culturally appropriate, including any related applications be available in Indigenous languages;

And further, the Government should also implement policies to train government service officers on culturally appropriate advocacy related to housing issues. Thank you.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories review the disposal of residential property policy to ensure that Housing Northwest Territories' assets located on treaty territory, and subject to disposal under the policy, provide Indigenous governments with the first right of refusal. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories create 24-hour shelters in communities across the territory, prioritized according to the urgency of shelter needs in the communities to ensure wraparound supports are accessible for those utilizing homelessness shelter spaces to move along the housing continuum.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories increase the number of supportive living and transitional housing options for individuals who are evicted from public housing. Steps and timelines to achieve this should be included in the government's costed action plan as referenced in Recommendation 22. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories revise and adjust the eligible income thresholds for co-payment for the Senior Home Repair Program, the Seniors Aging in Place Program, and the Home Repair Program based on inflation and cost of living increases;

And further, a review should occur every three years thereafter. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide adequate funding and investment in the development of transitional housing and in strengthening the shelter and safe home system in small communities of the Northwest Territories to relieve the burden on the Yellowknife shelter system;

And further, as the first step to achieve this, the Government of the Northwest Territories should develop a costed action plan outlining specific action steps each with an assigned budget and timeline, and table this in the House within the 20th Legislative...

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories review and amend the Northwest Territories' Residential Tenancies Act to include a proportionality framework that considers reasonable alternatives and ensures that evictions are used as a last resort only in serious situations such as those where criminal activities are present. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories revise the community housing plan policy to include capacity-building supports tailored to community needs;

And further, this should include additional human, financial, and technical resources to support implementation of housing plans. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories develop policies that improve coordination between Housing Northwest Territories and other Government of the Northwest Territories' departments to remove barriers to housing development;

And further, that this includes urgently increasing the supply of land suitable for residential construction, simplifying land use planning and approval processes, and embedding climate adaptation into land development strategies. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories create an Office of the Territorial Housing Advocate and appoint a territorial housing advocate;

And further, the territorial housing advocate and its office should operate as an independent non-partisan entity modeled after the federal housing advocate;

And further, its objective should be to advance meaningful action to address inadequate housing and homelessness in the Northwest Territories;

And furthermore, the office should be created within the 20th Legislative Assembly;

And furthermore, an...