Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Yes, thank you. Okay, I know that work is being done to support the recruitment. But I need to know how or if our community how our community are being thought of in this whole process. Can the Minister explain how the headquarters empowers our region to attract and retain health care professionals?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I know, this is further to what my colleague just said. In the past, in our region, TCSA and other GNWT departments, had power to work through human resources process to support our residents in the communities and now these functions have been centralized to Yellowknife office and our region do not have the flexibility to recruit and attract, you know, outside especially with the health department, to recruit more health nurses, you know. We have a lot of vacancy just like Minister Green said, that there's 40 percent vacancy. We have problems recruiting nurses, speech...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure I would like to recognize the efforts from our Tlicho youth who are working to host the second Idaa Ts'ade Youth Gathering with a big focus on the wellness and Tlicho way of life. This event is a youthled initiative for Tlicho youth ages 16 to 35 years old living in Canada. Young people have decided to gather again to share ideas, learn new information, engage in traditional activities, and network with various people and organizations. I applaud these young people for recognizing the need to come together to deal and address...

Yes, okay. With that in mind, so with the climate change, is there a plan to increase engineer and safety inspection on the winter road, including profiling more often?

Yes. This winter road, 6.2. So I just wanted to ask how many roads does it cover?

Thank you. Thank you. No, the reason why I asked is that because I know there's a lot of cabin on the highway, and people have been inquiring about that too as well, because I know this if the power line goes through, then people will benefit from them. So that way they can live there year round and they can you know, it's part of their traditional culture as well that they do lots of things on the highway that, you know so that's why I ask if there was a study done. But I do understand about the Whati Transmission Line going across, you know. And another one too is that Gameti was asking...

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. This transmission Whati line, it's 125. I mean, like that was 20212022 and there's nothing to date. So this tells me that project the study must have been completed. Can we get an update on this? Like, you don't have to update us now but maybe send me a send an email regarding this project.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, not just now but I've been hearing a lot from my constituents, and others in the Northwest Territories, those who are living on fixed income, that their money are being garnished to pay for housing arrears and other arrears as well, and this is causing a lot of hardship for our vulnerable, especially the elders. It is hard on them especially now with the high cost of living that they have to pay. You know, there are they have to pay for they have to make a choice of either paying for a bill or groceries and this is a lot of them are having...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in honour of International Women's Day, I want to speak once again about the importance and value of Indigenous women and girls within our society.

Mr. Speaker, in all of the country and all across the Northwest Territories, you will find many brilliant, beautiful, capable, and resilient Indigenous women and girls who have much to offer in this world. Not only that, Mr. Speaker, but in most Indigenous cultures, women and girls are highly regarded and they hold a very important role in the functioning in our communities. Besides the fact that these women are...

Yeah, thank you. And I'm just wondering if there's a way that I'm just wondering if Tlicho if how are Tlicho involved in the profiling? Is there an opportunity to train local people?