Robert Hawkins

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.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the age-old matter of cost is always an issue. Does Cabinet have a particular issue on cost or size of this change in the Assembly? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've noted even training for NGOs is lacking with respect and asked any future agreements include training because of this problem.

Mr. Speaker, my question is what can the Minister of Justice do on the interim of this gap until we bring forward a bill in some form that we can deal with this matter? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank the Electoral Boundaries Commission for producing their final report. It's a relentless task. They had to walk a tightrope, and certainly I admire the work they did. Their mission was very important. It looked at different types of dynamics of population, cultural, community interests, land claims, other types of regional concerns from size of communities, and even including languages, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, if we consider different type of dynamics, that tightrope I mentioned that they had to walk, I mean it would be easy to say we have this many...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My second notice of motion is today. It is, 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 445-20(1), 2025 Review of Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Compensation and Benefits Report, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister speak to the fact that Northerners, they're triaged out of the system based on the government servicing Nunavut clients first? Thank you.