Kieron Testart

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the -- Jordan's Principle funding shortfalls -- like, if the federal government's programs don't work for the North, because we're not sure that they will yet, will this new $30 million that's been committed -- will some of that be able to support the gap left behind by the Jordan's Principle shortfall? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will note that this is a promised supplementary appropriation that is yet to appear. It is not before the House. Mr. Speaker, was the department intending or planning to bring forward $30 million to meet the needs of the inclusive education review before the budget negotiations began? That's something that is in the Minister's purview. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The inclusive schooling review seems to be a very important piece of policy for this government. When will Members on this side of the House be able to review that document? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That was a good summary from my colleague from Inuvik Boot Lake. However, the other we had a Member stand up and say they might have to be the unpopular one to bring some truths, and I guess it's my turn that day, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, when we set out to -- when I cautioned this Assembly at the beginning of this budget process, it was to settle for low expectations and continue a culture of low expectations.

Unfortunately, we are there again. We need big, ambitious ideas to carry us into an uncertain future and, unfortunately, we are settling for what I would...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, these residents that I represent were not told that they missed something and that they could fix it. That's the exact problem we have.

Given that the decision to not step in and find a way to allow this young person to participate in the games effectively barred this young athlete from participating in the Arctic Winter Games, why did the Minister, or through their office of course, not through his personal capacity, but why did the Minister not exercise oversight, as he just mentioned, to prevent this unfair outcome for my constituent? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the 2026 Arctic Winter Games are set to begin next week in Whitehorse, and while I am excited to see all the medals our amazing young athletes, a part of Team NWT, will bring back home to the NWT I am disappointed that one of my constituents won't be able to participate. They weren't kept off the team because of their athletic skill. They never even got a chance to be judged on it. Instead, a minor administrative error kept them from participating. With no appeals process for late or incomplete registration forms, there was seemingly no way to fix it. As a parent, I know how much...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think I wouldn't be -- it wouldn't be wrong to say that the number one issue related to affordability in the Northwest Territories for MLAs is power, is the rates of power second closely only to the high -- or second behind the high cost of housing. Power rates are the highest in the country despite our abundant hydro resources. And as the motion mentioned, we have many unique challenges that create a perfect storm of an unaffordable electricity system and one where ratepayers are forced to shoulder the brunt of those costs, and those costs continue to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table a British Columbia government News Article titled Expanding Cancer Coverage for Firefighters. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just to correct the information, some of these projects are the Saskatchewan energy/power corporation, SaskPower, developing linkages between northern and southern Saskatchewan; the B2Gold project in Nunavut; the clean energy design which is doing a pilot in the Northwest Territories is also doing a pilot there. So I don't -- those don't sound like foreign companies to me. So can the Minister take a look at this fund and see how it and other critical mineral funds are working and ensure that some of that investment is flowing here and support our local...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. These are kids and their families; these are not people filling out passport applications or opening bank accounts, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, given that the Minister is not inclined to exercise any kind of oversight to fix this, it seems like we need a more systemic approach. So will the Minister work with Sport North to ensure that there's an appeals process in for when one form wasn't signed, Mr. Speaker -- every other form is signed, one isn't -- can he commit to a process that will ensure errors like this will be caught, can be resolved in a way that ensure no child...