Richard Edjericon

Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. And if I could so that sounds like a commitment. And if we could, I wouldn't mind asking the Minister if she's willing to come to Lutselk'e maybe sometime in November to have that discussion with the community and council. Mahsi.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess what I'm just thinking is that, you know, we had a we got a budget of almost $2.2 billion, and in my riding we have 1.7 percent of the overall budget but yet in the South Slave Region, on the map here that I'm looking at, it says it's you know, we got 15 percent of overall costing but yet when I look at this, it doesn't cover off Fort Resolution, Dettah, N'dilo, or Lutselk'e. So I guess I'm wondering, like how do I, like, in Fort Resolution, we need chip seal in the community. They've been asking for that. And the question is when can we have that discussion...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister work with Lutselk'e Dene First Nation to develop and implement a shared enforcement protocol to ensure this kind of thing will never happen again? At the same time, if he wants to work with the community in the spirit of reconciliation, then I'd like to have a commitment here today by the Minister to say that he is willing to go into Lutselk'e to work with chief and council and if need be, then that's where he should apologize because I'm not hearing it in the House here today, because the court Supreme Court decision is final; it's done...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So basically the Minister's refusing to apologize to the people in Lutselk'e and Lutselk'e Dene First Nation for their unlawful raid into the community, so. I'm shocked, I mean, I I don't know what to say. This is something that's I expect from the Minister to apologize, and I'm kind of want to hear it here today. And if not, then I have other questions. Thank you

Thank you, Madam Chair. Overall I guess at the end of the day is that, you know, we're still in a housing crisis here in the Northwest Territories. It's significant. It's right across the board in all 33 communities. And I don't see a plan. But overall, I think maybe is, you know, the aboriginal governments are now looking at going directly to Ottawa to get the same pots of money but they're competing with the Housing Corporation somehow, and that needs to be looked at again because what the reason why they're doing this because they have to jump through these hurdles to qualify with their...

All right, thank you.

Committee noted that the purpose clause contained in the Model Act was not implemented in Bill 48. Section 1 of the Model Act states the broad purpose of arbitration as an alternative to court proceedings, the principles that parties are free to agree on most procedural matters, and that courts should not intervene except as described in the legislation.

On the other hand, purpose clauses may express the intent of a statute and intend to bridge a gap between policy and law. On the other hand, inserting purpose clauses may have risks by raising expectations or creating...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess when the $60 million federal housing allocation was determined and there was a picture in the CBC here page and they talked about the allocation for the next two years of coming from the $10.1 billion, the housing, of that $60 million, it says right here that it's a drop in the bucket that was mentioned by the Premier but at the same time it's supposed to address the housing crisis here in the Northwest Territories. So what I don't understand is that when I go through your list here, right now on public housing on page 73, it's highlighted that all these public...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the mandate of this Assembly calls on the Government of the Northwest Territories to build a productive partnership with Indigenous governments. The Premier, in the mandate letter given to the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, wrote that "I expect every Minister to foster constructive and respectful governmenttogovernment relationships with our Indigenous partners, and to seek ways to advance reconciliation, and recognize and affirm Aboriginal rights." The mandate letter also stated that "It is critical to address the ongoing legacies of...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess the question that I have first is in terms of how funding works for public housing, can you explain how funding works for public housing, where money comes in from CMHC for minor and major capital projects, operation and maintenance, and that kind of thing on an annual basis for a typical public housing unit. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And as well, the Minister, if she could probably work with our the, some of the other I guess in this case the Minister of Finance to see if we get her on side as well because we did have a meeting with her a few weeks ago in trying to talk about this winter road. So I'm looking forward to work with all of you. I'm trying to make something happen. Thank you, Madam Chair.