Robert Hawkins

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Hopefully you won't be as tough on me. That was tough.

Mr. Speaker, in the final months of the Assembly, you would have experienced -- you've been here more than one term, including any Member who's been here more than one term -- the Assembly does make some appointments through the executive council, and my concern is about the transparency and how that is particularly reported. So my question is specific to the Minister for human resources in this particular regard, although it's a Cabinet concern overall.

Can the Minister explain what safeguards currently exist around...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, March 6, 2026, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the Member for Range Lake, that this Legislative Assembly calls upon the Government of the Northwest Territories to develop a comprehensive whole of government Crime Reduction Strategy;

And furthermore, that the Government of the Northwest Territories ensure the strategy implement proactive supports for northern youth, including enhanced after school programs, mentorship opportunities, and culturally grounded land-based healing initiatives to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I only ask your indulgence so I can describe the names of the reports so we're speaking about the same report.

So the report I am reading off is the Public Service Annual Report 2024-2025 and of course 2023-2024. Again, just making sure we're on the same page. And lastly, about being on the same page, I am referring to PDF page 50 which is actually report page 46.

Mr. Speaker, my question next is really about is why don't they tease out or clarify officially in these reports direct appointments; in other words, have it a standalone category. And therein lies my question...

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. She got to my next question about the -- the question about how do we put controls on it and manage it.

Mr. Speaker, just clearly in short, the public service annual reports I pulled, both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, it makes no particular mention of that process. My concern is, of course, it's not mentioned; and, second of all, can we get some better transparency on people working remotely but within the NWT and remotely outside of the NWT, because I've been informed that people are and there is no checks or balances. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to return to the Minister of Human Resources, and I want to talk about remote working this time. Can the Minister help the Assembly understand their definition of remote working through sort of a policy example, and can she also explain what she highlights or, say, clarifies for the House how that policy is monitored when people request it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to first begin by saying I was glad to hear another MLA spoke up about the crisis of lack of security guard legislation, so I applaud that Member, Mr. Speaker. I want to acknowledge that.

On February 4th, I brought up, and even tabled a working copy of the legislation, and of course I welcome any Member who wants to second the Private Member's legislation that I intend to bring forward.

So my question is, as the House may know and the Minister specifically knows this, after initiating the revitalization initiative on the Security Guards Act through a PMB path, the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two notices of motion. I will deal with one at a time.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, March 5th, 2026, I will move the following motion:

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 Committee of the Whole for consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think on both sets she's keenly avoided the phrase I will provide the Member. So I will add hopefully she'll provide some detail.

Mr. Speaker, specific to doctors and replacements of doctors in the sense of vacancies, have any doctor been refused the opportunity to be a locum here in the Northwest Territories, certainly in the last while and certainly over the last few years, if possible. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What type of information can the Minister provide the House given the fact that I would assume at least the structural concepts of these questions could be answered. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for my favourite health Minister, and it's regarding medical travel or just records in general, similar to the question asked by my colleague from Range Lake, Mr. Speaker.

What type of process -- this is the question: What type of process does the department of health need to go through when referrals are actually lost and they've gone missing? So referrals to medical appointments down south, what type of investigation process, or how do we sort this out. If the Minister can enlighten this House. Thank you.