Kate Reid

Thank you, Madam Chair. And I guess all of this is sort of culminating to my main question, and it sounds like more work needs to be done to understand as new assets come online with health, which is how does Housing NWT expect to continually fund this new division? I assume it's being made permanent. And if new assets come online, will the costs to housing decrease? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had a thought on this bright and cold morning as I walked into the Assembly this morning, and I know that when we get overwhelmed in this House we often go for a walk to get some fresh air and reinvigorate our spirits. In wintertime in Germany, residents throw open the windows to clear out the stale air, and I hope that I can do a little bit of that today. Poetry does this for the soul. So today I wish to share a poem by Mary Oliver with the House.

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I highly doubt that the Minister would share all of that with committee. Maybe he would. But is there any sort of summary that can be given to committee to explain this work as it continues and indeed what the end result is? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. So I guess what's contemplated is to provide recommendations and to act on them. That's great.

Will this be a sort of a continuous improvement project, or is this of boundaries and scope to like a closed timeline? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. In the business plan on page 6, there is an action that discusses reviewing the GNWT principles and interests for negotiations to explore possible updates. And it's my understanding that there will be an internal review on those principles and interests by the end of this fiscal. Let's just start there and see if that's on time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I believe the Minister is smiling because he knows what's coming.

The runctional support and improvement plan for GNWT communications. The last update we received from the Minister was that a project charter is on the way, and it's looking at potential improvements to the function of communications across government. So as I understand it, this is an internal piece that looks for efficiencies. And when will the committee see further demonstration of the actions and outcomes of this project? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Great. Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you for that. I guess just diving slightly below the surface, then, is there an anticipation that the monitoring and evaluation plans for those seven areas that Mr. Courtoreille spoke about, would those then transfer into HSS and NTHSSA as this unit reaches the end goal of its purpose to find the sustainability features? Like, will the work that's done to monitor and evaluate these functions then carry over into the health system, I guess is the best way to put it. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. So simply to put a fine pin in it, would it be an expectation for the committee to be able to see the policy before the end of the fiscal year? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am glad we could get there. That's what I was hoping to find out. Thank you. I don't think I have anything further on this key activity. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. If I call you Mr. Chair, I apologize; it's a habit. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I believe this may or may not be the right place to ask. It's a policy-based question. In the business plan, there is discussion around the NWT policy position on Arctic sovereignty and security. Can the committee please receive an update on the work being done on this policy? Thank you.