Jay Macdonald

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our staff from environment and climate change and the lands division have been visiting sites throughout the city over the last number of months, and also have responded to some requests from citizens and some of those that came through other Members of this House, you know, on garbage and different things like that that have been out and around the city and some of these areas and have engaged with local NGOs to do some work in cleaning different areas as well as our staff have also gone out and participated in some of that activity. Thank you, Mr. Speaker...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Assistant deputy minister, attorney general, Brad Patzer. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, we currently -- G-division and the commander currently has an Indigenous advisory committee that he meets with twice annually and part of that meeting and consultation process is to receive advice from those Indigenous leaders and participants from across the territory which are recommended and appointed by regional Indigenous governments and organizations across the NWT. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm here today to present Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Protection Against Family Violence Act, for consideration by Committee of the Whole.

The Protection Against Family Violence Act provides emergency and long-term protection for victims of family violence. Bill 27 proposes to broaden those who can apply for an order under the Act if they have experience or are in danger of experiencing family violence and in the situations in which someone can apply for an order by recognizing various forms of stalking as constituting family violence.

The bill also proposes to allow that...

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to sound environmental stewardship and the sustainable development of natural resources in the North. As part of this commitment, and in accordance with the federal Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and several land claim agreements, the government is responsible for facilitating and publicly releasing an environmental audit every five years.

An independent contractor completed the 2025 NWT environmental audit earlier this year. It reviews how our environmental rules work, the reliability of the information we use to...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my right, I have assistant deputy minister, attorney general Brad Patzer. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, once again, those aircraft would not be able to land on those small runways. There's a certain requirement, and typically they do not land on gravel strips due to the potential damage to their amphibian gear. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm here today to present Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Children's Law Act, for consideration by Committee of the Whole.

Family law in Canada is an area of shared responsibility between the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. Bill 23 proposes amendments to the Northwest Territories Children's Law Act that will bring it in line with changes to the federal Divorce Act that came into force in 2021. Recognizing that family breakdown is a difficult experience for everyone involved, especially the children, Bill 23 will bring cases of common law and other non...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the issue that the Member is referring to was related to our fixed-wing scooping aircraft and retardant dropping aircraft, and those are fueled typically through a contractor at one of our airports that are able to accommodate that size of aircraft. Our primary focus when it comes to fuel from the department perspective is helicopter fuel. We have a number of dispensing units in different communities across the territory and in other locations. We have drum fuel operations that are contained in storage buildings. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I've said in this House before, I'm committed to moving this forward, and there's certainly a lot of work that is required to work with the different municipalities. There are requirements for bylaws, etcetera, land use plans. All of these components come into play as we talk about this type of land transfer and committed to continue to work toward a solution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.