Kate Reid

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And will we be staying within the PeopleSoft Oracle Planet World experience, etcetera, Mr. Chair? Thank you.

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair. And, really, more a comment than a question but, you know, considering public safety is one of our priorities in the Assembly and considering that these very detailed questions to both the MACA Minister and the Minister of Finance here today are coming directly from my constituents who are very concerned, and I would say, you know, rightfully so if we have outages and people are in emergencies and don't have access to emergency services, that is a crucial piece that we need to fill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, and I'll note too that the scheduled outage in May of 2025 was a NorthwesTel outage. I'm just curious if we can get some clarity as to whether these system upgrades would bypass that service or enhance our other capacity to have redundancies built into the system such that we wouldn't be, you know, having these service outages for especially smaller communities that might not have access to 9-1-1 services in a time of need. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I'm so sorry, I couldn't quite hear the assistant deputy minister; I'm not sure if their mic is working. But I did crane my hearing, and I think they said that they are going to include an elevator in that project, which is a great interest to me as someone who used to work in that building, and I'm really glad that that is under consideration. And I'll just leave it at that as a comment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And yeah no, I kind of want to give the Minister the opportunity to talk about this really amazing project that's going to run to 2030 to 2031 to secure some of what Sachs Harbour needs for fuel storage. So if there are low water years, it looks like they might be saved a little bit of pain and suffering, is that accurate? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So many lakes and we miss Ms. Wickens immensely.

When it comes to, and I should note I'm only asking -- anyway, sorry, my apologies, Mr. Chair.

Are there, if the Minister can tell me if there are any concerns when it comes to the Whati transmission planning and design line item, and if there's any concerns about the persistent low water levels throughout the Snare hydro system and implications that might have for this project. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Okay, thank you. So it's $200,000 for 2026-2027 for all 13 communities. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Speaker, like the Member from Yellowknife North just said, I think that everyone can struggle with their mental health, which is just as crucial as their physical health. For me, an excellent way to make sure I'm taking care of myself, both mentally and physically, is to go outside and touch dirt and then dig that dirt. I love to garden, and it provides me not only with nourishing food but a great deal of peace.

Mr. Speaker, with both session and surgery, I had several interruptions into my favourite summer hobby this year, but after I took some time to heal, I'm pleased to report that I...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I appreciate the Minister's comments thus far. Some of the information I have here in front of me seems to imply that this is -- started out last year as a -- or I guess the current year we're sitting in right now as a pilot project, is that correct, Mr. Chair?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So the item metering and pumping equipment overhaul, this is a territorial project, it looks like. Can the Minister please tell me how much we are providing to this overhaul project in 2026-2027. Thank you.