Shauna Morgan

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So can the Minister tell us what is the timeline for that investment strategy, when the public will get to see it? Or what is happening now? What stage are we at and what is the timeline? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So, finally, can the Minister clarify is this an optional program, or are all owners of assault-style firearms on the list required to participate in this buyback program? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to take an opportunity to ask the Minister of Justice. A few weeks ago, the GNWT announced its position with regard to the federal government's assault-style firearms buyback program, and it was reported in the media, as the GNWT stated it would not be involved in the federal buyback program and that our territory's RCMP would be directed to not get involved. So that's left many residents, particularly those concerned about rising gun crime in our communities, confused as to whether the program applies in the territory at all.

So my first question is, can the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So does ECE or do the school boards even keep data on literacy levels amongst students at any grade in the school system, whether that's early learners or high school students? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, as this term goes on, the list of challenges facing the territory keeps getting longer. It's so tempting to keep piling more and more demands on our public servants. Save our economy, decent housing for all, get crime under control, health care, addictions, graduation rates, build roads to every community and mine. Just a few simple asks. Oh, and solve everything faster because we only have a year and a half left. And cheaper because our debt's out of control.

Amidst this overwhelm, I am going to risk sounding like a lunatic or hopelessly naive because I want to first talk about...

Thank you, you, Mr. Speaker. So I know there was talk of sort of like a mail-in program. But can the Minister clarify, will there be federal staff or contractors physically travelling throughout the territory to collect firearms directly from NWT residents? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Final question for now in my information gathering mission here. I'm curious whether income assistance navigators have any tools to help identify or flag struggles that clients might be having with literacy, and then do they have any ability to link them with available supports for literacy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So my questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. As I said in my Member's statement, a study from 2003 found that almost half of our youth aged 16 to 25 could not read or write well enough to fully participate in society. 70 percent of Indigenous adults, 30 percent of non-Indigenous adults were not functionally literate.

The first question is, does the Minister have any data or even anecdotal evidence to tell us whether our functional literacy rates amongst youth or adults have been getting better or been getting worse since 2003? Thank you, Mr...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister also tell us whether the formulas that are used to calculate security estimates, whether they're based on real-world evidence? Is it tested in comparison to what things cost in real life, or is it just based on a theoretical formula? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to ask questions of the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. A moment ago, my colleague was asking about security estimates and what would happen in a hypothetical case of a mine bankruptcy, and the Minister stated both that they would use the security deposits but also if that wasn't enough then it might have to come back to the government and we might see some supplementary appropriations being requested in this House.

Can the Minister confirm whether the securities it holds will cover the entire cost of a potential cleanup operation in the case of a...