Robert Hawkins

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On March 3rd, I had questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services, and she didn't answer the question, but she didn't also offer, at the very least, a chance to follow up in writing.

Mr. Speaker, specifically, I was asking about doctors, GP doctors, and the referrals, as well as a bunch of other things. But, ultimately, I am asking about capacity levels. Can the Minister of Health and Social Services speak to the capacity levels of the general practitioner doctors here in the Yellowknife area over the past 12 months? In other words, what's the vacancy and how...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was even able to bring a delegation to the Minister some time ago about making changes to support parents who have to constantly take time off of work, and one parent, in particular, takes one out of five days a week; so in other words, they're losing 20 percent of their income.

Mr. Speaker, what programs can the Minister expand to ensure that parents aren't taking real income out of their family's bottom line and work with the schools to ensure that they have fair and equal coverage for their children to get supports through the schools? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am certainly glad to hear what she said. Of course, I welcome that type of positive answer, but I would also now lean into the area of we have many people in the working poor bracket that don't meet the low-income threshold, Mr. Speaker. Is there any reason why the Minister can't take an income test off this particular initiative to ensure all children have the right to play and enjoy and grow with the best of their abilities that they can. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, colleagues, and most importantly, Northerners today, Mr. Speaker, as always of course, our system of consensus government at times can be a source of pride and on occasion we look to the parliamentary traditions and Indigenous values to guide us as we get to our outcome. While the Assembly operates with sometimes good consensus and sometimes less good consensus, we do our best to get there without an adversarial way but, unfortunately, winner takes all sometimes is the end result.

Right now, we use first-past-the-post system to elect MLAs to this chamber, despite the fact that the...

And, finally, Mr. Speaker, one of my most favourite subjects I would like to raise here, the senior envoy.

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has appointed a senior envoy to the Government of Canada to strengthen intergovernmental relations and advance territorial priorities, they say. My questions are for the Premier:

Can the Premier provide a month-by-month breakdown of all individuals and organizations the Senior Envoy has met with in the calendar year 2025, identifying the names and positions of those met, along with the dates, locations, and purposes of each meeting or...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise with pleasure. I have 23 written questions today -- I'm kidding; I have three. It's nice to see people are paying attention.

So, Mr. Speaker, my first written question today is regarding the Mackenzie Valley Fiber Optic Line.

Mr. Speaker, there are concerns that the Mackenize Valley Fiber Link (MVFL) is not building capacity and growing the economy as required. My questions are for the Minister responsible for Strategic Energy, Infrastructure and Supply Chains:

There are concerns that the Mackenize Valley fiber link (MVFL) is not building capacity and growing the...

I almost had a tear in my eye, Mr. Speaker, when the Premier talked about how great Yellowknife is. It was very emotional, and I want to thank the Premier for bringing me to a side I didn't realize. Mr. Speaker, the Premier spoke to massive investments through DND. Please enlighten the House as to what massive investments and development are we intending to see through that description he provided. Can he be specific? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will be voting in favour of this motion. I like the spirit and intent of it. If anything, I have based my career on -- a lot of it was supporting seniors and elders, and any way to make their life better is certainly an issue, you know, I will take on, a fight I'll take on anytime. I have not forgotten the journey of those who have come before us, and to me it's an important story of their life that we must make sure that the winter of their life is not as burdened as much as possible.

As this is a public housing issue, I'm also worried -- and it gives us a chance to...

Mr. Speaker, the current dental review officer is out of Edmonton. They have no contact with the NWT dental association except when they fly into the community to administer dental justice.

So, Mr. Speaker, would the Minister review the individual's contract to ensure someone from Northwest Territories who is more familiar with the community's and the territory's issues, including the dental association people that they're practicing this justice on, will be considered a Northerner, at the very least, and possibly even go back to the college of dentistry to have someone competent enough to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two motions to read into the record. I'll obviously do one at a time. The first one is with respect to the Electoral Boundaries Commission. So, Mr. Speaker,

WHEREAS Tabled Document 483-20(1), 2025-2026 Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report, has been tabled in this House;

AND WHEREAS the 2025-2026 Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report requires detailed consideration;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the Honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Tabled Document 483-20(1), 2025-2026 Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report, be referred to...