Kate Reid

Do you mean Great Slave?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. With regards to the NTPC line under directorate, it has been removed entirely, and I'm just wondering if the Minister can confirm whether contributions to NTPC are expected to continue in future years to offset increased costs, or does the department have a long-term plan to minimize those contributions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell me if her staff is working with the MACA's Office of the Fire Marshal so that frequently used venues will have an expedited process for liquor license and special events when the Liquor Act regulations package is complete. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to recognize my page Sarah Gacula, and I'm sorry if I said your name wrong. I'm very happy to have you here, and I hope you have a future in politics if that's what you want. Have a good time at your Assembly. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And yeah, no, fair enough. I suppose, too, that my understanding of the insurance act is not so much that we necessarily control what insurance companies do in the territory rather we allow them to provide their products in the territory. I do have more policy questions in that area, but for the interest of time and everyone's tiredness, I will stop there. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, can finance provide more details on the $5.5 million increase in funding for employee medical travel assistance and the $2 million for employee dental services? Medical travel has continued to increase over time. Is there an expectation that it will continue to increase in future budgets? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. And I do appreciate the Minister might not have the extensive detail I'm asking for today. But I do have one more question, which is, is there an expectation, then, that each department and agency will start to build up their monitoring and evaluation capacity? If not with PYs, perhaps with training of staff internally? I recognize that there are some departments who are already well on their way to -- or have had a monitoring and evaluation unit for quite some time, ECE being the most shining star in that bunch, but other departments and agencies are not in the same shoes. So is...

Mr. Speaker, Happy New Year and welcome back. Mr. Speaker, in 2022, a work colleague and neighbour reached out and asked me if I had ever heard of radon. I was able to say yes, I had. My father had told me to get our home tested not long before we had our conversation. My neighbour told me that her family's home basement was testing high and that she was going to investigate mitigation measures.

In 2023, I purchased my own battery-powered radon monitor as my home has a crawlspace. After a year's worth of testing, I found that although my house is not experiencing extreme readings, it is still...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that the Minister does not hold this function. I'm hoping to create a conversation amongst all communities as we look to address this issue. So that's what I'm speaking to today. I'm hoping he can review the jurisdictional scan I will table later today. And, Mr. Speaker, will the Minister talk to municipal leaders at the upcoming NWT Association of Communities bear pit about possible actions that we can support with the GNWT's resources? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.

The process to mitigate radon is not complicated, but professionals who can install these systems are not extensively available throughout the territory. Mr. Speaker, I'm not asking the GNWT to find cash to set up private homes and businesses with mitigation solutions. Rather, Mr. Speaker, I'm asking if the Minister of MACA has any interest in creating a coordination function at his department so that residents could mass book specialists from other jurisdictions to realize cost...